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Table 1 Germination rates (%) of plants after cetrimonium bromide treatment

From: Assessing the phytotoxicity of cetrimonium bromide in plants using eco-physiological parameters

Species

Lactuca sativa

Brassica campestris

Treatment/days

3 days

6 days

3 days

6 days

Control

98.0 ± 2.0a

100.0 ± 0.0a

96.0 ± 2.4a

98.0 ± 2.0a

0.01 mg/L

96.0 ± 2.4a

100.0 ± 0.0a

86.0 ± 2.4ab

86.0 ± 2.4ab

0.1 mg/L

88.0 ± 5.8a

92.0 ± 4.9a

74.0 ± 5.1abc

78.0 ± 4.9ab

1 mg/L

86.0 ± 2.4a

92.0 ± 3.7a

74.0 ± 6.0abc

76.0 ± 5.1ab

10 mg/L

86.0 ± 5.1a

92.0 ± 3.7a

72.0 ± 5.8bc

76.0 ± 7.5ab

100 mg/L

46.0 ± 6.8b

54.0 ± 6.8b

72.0 ± 4.9bc

76.0 ± 5.1ab

1000 mg/L

0.0 ± 0.0c

0.0 ± 0.0c

64.0 ± 6.8c

66.0 ± 6.8b

  1. Values represent the mean ± SE of five replicates
  2. Means in a column with the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05)