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. 2014 Nov 19;2014:493548. doi: 10.1155/2014/493548

Table 1.

Phytotoxicity evaluation of biosurfactant at different concentrations on Brassica nigra.

Biosurfactant concentration Brassica nigra
Seed germination Root elongation Germination index Vigor index
1.25 mg/mL (1/2 CMC) 100 ± 0.2 105 ± 0.23 105 ± 0.23 1450 ± 74
2.5 mg/mL (CMC) 100 ± 0.1 112 ± 0.22 112 ± 0.21 1475 ± 79
5 mg/mL (2 × CMC) 100 ± 0.15 119 ± 0.15 119 ± 0.19 1525 ± 82
Distilled water 100 ± 0.1 125 ± 0.19 125 ± 0.1 1620 ± 61
SDS (2 mg/mL) 20 ± 0.2 20 ± 0.3 20 ± 0.5 200 ± 58