Table 1.
A) Trypan blue assay | |||||||||
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Concentration
μg/mL | |||||||||
Plant part
tested |
20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | |
Leaves | 24 h | 13.0±2.08 | 25.0±1.52 | 32.0±3.05 | 41.0±2.64 | 51.0±1.52 | 70.0±2.08 | 85.0±1.52 | 100.0±0 |
48 h | 22.0±2.51 | 39.67±2.18 | 54.0±1.52 | 66.0±2.30 | 82.0±3.05 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | |
Flowers | 24 h | 10.0±2.513 | 14.67±2.90 | 24.0±2.52 | 29.33±1.20 | 40.0±1.15 | 54.0±3.05 | 76.0±1.73 | 88.0±1.53 |
48 h | 15.0±2.08 | 30.0±2.31 | 46.0±1.53 | 62.0±2.52 | 71.0±1.15 | 92.0±2.0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | |
S.E.M. = Standard error of the mean. | |||||||||
B) Neutral red assay | |||||||||
Concentration μg/mL
| |||||||||
Plant part
tested |
20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | |
Leaves | 24 h | 3.85±0.63 | 18.05±1.25 | 38.05±1.47 | 51.67±0.90 | 75.62±1.79 | 84.91±0.41 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 |
48 h | 19.45±0.26 | 50.87±0.58 | 77.80±0.70 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | |
Flowers | 24 h | 3.84±1.29 | 8.77±2.32 | 33.04±0.93 | 38.73±0.91 | 49.93±0.76 | 69.27±1.19 | 86.68±0.79 | 100.0±0 |
48 h | 14.75±1.79 | 37.06±1.48 | 67.05±0.54 | 85.62±0.92 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 | 100.0±0 |
S.E.M. = Standard error of the mean.