Table 1.
Overall mean values (±S.E.) for various traits of S. halepense seedlings grown under different concentrations
| Characters | Control |
Concentration of
D. stramonium
flower extract (μg/g) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (IV) | (III) | (II) | (I) | ||
| Germination (%) |
99.1 ± 0.01 |
97.3 ± 0.06 |
98.1 ± 0.02 |
97.6 ± 0.07 |
97.4 ± 0.03 |
| Root length (cm) |
3.47 ± 0.12 |
3.38 ± 0.16 |
3.21 ± 0.18 |
2.27 ± 0.12 |
1.96 ± 0.15 |
| Seedling length (cm) |
6.29 ± 0.01 |
6.05 ± 0.01 |
5.41 ± 0.03 |
5.26 ± 0.04 |
4.71 ± 0.02 |
| Seedling/root ratio |
1.81 ± 0.08 |
1.79 ± 0.06 |
1.68 ± 0.16 |
2.31 ± 0.33 |
2.4 ± 0.13 |
| Necrotic area (mm) |
0.1 ± 0.001 |
1.4 ± 0.005 |
2.3 ± 0.004 |
6.5 ± 0.02 |
8.1 ± 0.04 |
| Chlorotic area (mm) |
0.1 ± 0.001 |
1.0 ± 0.017 |
2.1 ± 0.012 |
2.3 ±0.015 |
2.6 ± 0.013 |
| Characters |
Control |
Concentration of D. stramonium leaf extract (μg/g) |
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| (IV) |
(III) |
(II) |
(I) |
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| Germination (%) |
99.3 ± 0.01 |
98.2 ± 0.04 |
98.5 ± 0.08 |
98.2 ± 0.07 |
97.8 ± 0.06 |
| Root length (cm) |
3.51 ± 0.15 |
3.49 ± 0.13 |
3.37 ± 0.12 |
3.11 ± 0.15 |
2.71 ± 0.11 |
| Seedling length (cm) |
6.24 ± 0.03 |
4.52 ± 0.02 |
3.53 ± 0.03 |
3.12 ± 0.01 |
2.51 ± 0.05 |
| Seedling/root ratio |
1.77 ± 0.2 |
1.29 ± 0.15 |
1.04 ± 0.25 |
1.00 ± 0.06 |
0.92 ± 0.45 |
| Necrotic area (mm) |
0.2 ± 0.002 |
2.3 ± 0.001 |
12.5 ± 0.007 |
14.3 ± 0.005 |
15.5 ± 0.006 |
| Chlorotic area (mm) | 0.1 ± 0.001 | 6.5 ± 0.02 | 8.3 ± 0.017 | 11.7 ± 0.015 | 12.5 ± 0.013 |
Mean values (±S.E.).