Table 2.

Radicle and hypocotyl growth and coloration changes of filter paper in germination tests with 250 µg/mL carnosic acid treatment.

Family	Common Name	Scientific Name	Elongation (% of Control)		Paper Coloration
			Radicle	Hypocotyl
Amaranthaceae	Globe amaranth	Gomphrena globosa L.	23.5 ± 2.05	45.3 ± 4.33	No change
	Common cockscomb	Celosia cristata L.	26.4 ± 2.13	65.0 ± 10.3	No change
Apiaceae	Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare Mill.	67.6 ± 3.15	83.8 ± 12.3	Reddish
	Carrot	Daucus carota L.	74.5 ± 4.35	86.3 ± 13.5	Reddish
Asteraceae	Lettuce	Lactuca sativa L.	6.0 ± 1.05	13.2 ± 0.89	Grey
	Crown daisy	Glebionis coronaria (L). Cass. Ex. Spach	28.7 ± 2.19	32.7 ± 2.56	No change
Brassicaceae	Komatsuna	Brassica rapa var. perviridis L.H. Bailey	10.0 ±1.56	24.8 ± 2.01	Grey
	Pak choi	Brassica rapa subsp. Chinensis (L.) Hanelt	9.1 ± 1.15	37.9 ± 2.65	Grey
	Radish	Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. Sativus (L.) Domin	15.4 ± 1.86	28.4 ± 2.89	Grey
	Turnip	Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa L.	7.7 ± 0.11	31.9 ± 2.66	No change
	Arugula	Eruca sativa Mill.	7.3 ± 0.15	21.7 ± 1.95	Grey
Fabaceae	White clover	Trifolium repens L.	25.6 ± 2.25	21.2 ± 1.80	Reddish
	Hairy vetch	Vicia villosa Roth	28.9 ± 2.6	40.9 ± 3.10	Reddish
	Alfalfa	Medicago sativa L.	31.7 ± 2.65	34.7 ± 5.33	Yellowish
Lamiaceae	Basil	Ocimum basilicum L.	26.9 ± 1.56	35.4 ± 4.22	No change
	Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis L.	22.1 ± 1.31	28.3 ± 3.33	No change
Poaceae	Meadow fescue	Festuca pratensis Huds.	41.2 ± 3.01	59.5 ± 7.56	Reddish
	Perennial ryegrass	Lolium perenne L.	26.6 ± 2.66	38.9 ± 6.44	Reddish
	Italian ryegrass	Lolium multiflorum Lam.	6.2 ± 0.01	49.1 ± 7.56	Reddish
	Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis L.	12.4 ± 1.23	37.8 ± 5.66	Reddish
	Timothy grass	Phleum pratense L.	3.8 ± 0.02	7.0 ± 0.89	No change

Data are mean of three replications ± Standard Deviation (SD).