Table 1.

The effects of thyme oil on seed germination and root and shoot dry weights and lengths of wheat plants.

Traits	Germination (%)	Shoot Dry Weight (g)	Root Dry Weight (g)
CC	76.16 b ± 1.25	0.76 b ± 0.016	0.16 b ± 0.011
CT	100.00 a ± 0.0	2.44 a ± 0.028	0.34 a ± 0.012
ANOVA Coating	152.4 ***	3289 ***	182.1 ***
Traits	Shoot Length (cm)	Root Length (cm)	Root/Shoot Ratio
CC	34.33 b ± 0.57	19.16 b ± 0.28	0.21 a ± 0.01
CT	38.33 a ± 0.57	41.66 a ± 1.52	0.14 b ± 0.003
ANOVA Coating	54.75 ***	323.3 ***	63.38 ***

The F values are shown and the stars indicate statistical significance (*** p < 0.001). Values with different superscript letters are significantly different classes according to the least significant difeerence (LSD) test (p ≤ 0.05). CC: Coated control; CT: coated with thyme oil.