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. 2015 Dec 17;5:18444. doi: 10.1038/srep18444

Table 1. Effects of [Omim]Cl, [Omim]Br and [Omim]BF4 on the shoot length, root length and dry weight of V. faba seedlings.

IL Concentration (mg kg−1) Biomarkers
Shoot length (cm) Root length (cm) Dry weight (mg)
[Omim]Cl 0 18.93 ± 0.39a 9.67 ± 0.18a 254.96 ± 13.50a
100 17.94 ± 0.33b 7.61 ± 0.28b 232.03 ± 10.22b
200 15.45 ± 0.52c 5.35 ± 0.43c 194.57 ± 5.65c
400 11.27 ± 0.06d 2.90 ± 0.23d 131.28 ± 7.75d
600 8.12 ± 0.13e 0.67 ± 0.12e 94.67 ± 4.82e
800 5.77 ± 0.12f 0f 73.23 ± 4.26f
[Omim]Br 0 20.60 ± 0.45a 10.62 ± 0.37a 281.59 ± 17.87a
100 18.79 ± 0.37b 8.75 ± 0.47b 247.49 ± 21.96b
200 15.89 ± 0.20c 6.09 ± 0.19c 205.40 ± 5.77c
400 11.79 ± 0.09d 3.23 ± 0.29d 139.05 ± 4.08d
600 7.63 ± 0.12e 0.94 ± 0.18e 97.67 ± 0.80e
800 5.28 ± 0.12f 0f 75.66 ± 2.36f
[Omim]BF4 0 19.78 ± 0.27a 10.47 ± 0.24a 260.89 ± 9.16a
100 16.32 ± 0.13b 7.71 ± 0.23b 209.83 ± 8.90b
200 13.53 ± 0.22c 4.99 ± 0.15c 165.87 ± 1.10c
400 9.32 ± 0.19d 1.39 ± 0.15d 113.59 ± 3.97d
600 6.47 ± 0.15e 0e 85.03 ± 2.10e
800 4.91 ± 0.05f 0e 62.07 ± 0.90f

Note: Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments at the p < 0.05 level.