| Treatments | Percentage of seed germination (%) | |||
| Archer | Perennial soybean | Calopo | Tropical kudzu | |
| Heating | 18.8BC | 33.5BC | 48.4AB | 39.0A |
| KNO3 | 22.5BC | 21.5C | 35.5C | 21.0B |
| Control | 24.5BC | 26.0BC | 40.0BC | 18.0B |
| GA3 | 24.5BC | 23.0BC | 41.5BC | 47.5A |
| Sandpaper | 32.0AB | 31.0BC | 54.0A | 42.0A |
| H2SO4 | 47.5A | 52.0A | 51.0AB | 47.0A |
| CV% | 12.61 | 17,27 | 11.69 | 14.31 |