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. 2017 Nov 30;24(1):115–123. doi: 10.1007/s12298-017-0490-3

Table 1.

Effect of mancozeb on the morphological parameters of Allium seedlings

Mancozeb conc. (ppm) Germination (%) Survival (%) Root length (cm) Shoot length (cm) Root shoot length ratio Phytotoxicity (%) Tolerance index Seedling vigor index
0 100.00 ± 0.00f 100.00 ± 0.00g 16.66 ± 0.67g 18.00 ± 0.29f 0.93 ± 0.05d 0.00 ± 0.00a 0.00 ± 0.00a 3466.66 ± 44.15g
10 91.67 ± 1.67e 86.67 ± 1.66f 10.11 ± 0.06f 12.33 ± 1.20e 0.84 ± 0.08d 39.31 ± 0.38b 0.60 ± 0.03h 2053.23 ± 80.12f
30 88.33 ± 1.66e 83.33 ± 1.66f 7.24 ± 0.14e 12.66 ± 0.88e 0.58 ± 0.05c 56.54 ± 0.86c 0.43 ± 0.08g 1760.77 ± 99.44e
50 78.33 ± 1.66d 61.67 ± 1.67e 6.58 ± 0.32d,e 12.00 ± 0.57e 0.54 ± 0.02b,c 60.50 ± 1.92d 0.39 ± 0.01f 1455.90 ± 80.95d
70 66.67 ± 1.67c 55.00 ± 2.89d 6.18 ± 0.09c,d 11.20 ± 0.38d,e 0.55 ± 0.02b,c 62.88 ± 0.59e 0.37 ± 0.05e 1157.77 ± 16.87c
90 51.67 ± 4.41b 46.66 ± 1.68c 6.14 ± 0.07c,d 9.80 ± 0.26c,d 0.63 ± 0.02c 63.14 ± 0.42e 0.37 ± 0.04e 821.80 ± 59.42b
110 48.33 ± 4.42a,b 38.33 ± 3.34b 5.52 ± 0.01c 8.50 ± 0.40b,c 0.65 ± 0.03c 66.88 ± 0.10f 0.33 ± 0.01d 678.75 ± 69.61b
130 43.33 ± 3.33a 26.67 ± 1.67a 3.32 ± 0.03b 7.83 ± 0.44a,b 0.43 ± 0.02a,b 80.05 ± 0.02g 0.20 ± 0.02c 484.00 ± 44.60a
150 41.66 ± 1.67a 23.33 ± 3.34a 2.03 ± 0.03a 6.13 ± 0.13a 0.83 ± 0.01d 87.57 ± 0.21h 0.12 ± 0.02b 340.66 ± 18.72a

Superscripts (a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h) represent groups which are significantly different at P < 0.05, as determined by ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test amongst the mean ± S.E. of 3 replicates at different treatment concentration when compared to control