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Table 3 Chlorophyll content (SPAD-502 units) of plant leaves 1 week after cetrimonium bromide treatment

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

Treatment/species

Lactuca sativa

Brassica campestris

Control

14.2 ± 0.2a

23.2 ± 1.1a

0.01 mg/kg

11.2 ± 0.3b

21.5 ± 0.3ab

0.1 mg/kg

10.2 ± 0.3bc

18.8 ± 0.3bc

1 mg/kg

9.3 ± 0.4c

17.2 ± 0.8c

10 mg/kg

9.4 ± 0.2c

16.7 ± 0.6c

100 mg/kg

7.0 ± 0.3d

11.5 ± 0.7d

1000 mg/kg

4.4 ± 0.5e

6.8 ± 0.9e

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