. 2019 Nov 20;20:877. doi: 10.1186/s12864-019-6152-9

Table 1.

Effect of Cd concentration on germination of Verbena bonariensis

7 d					14 d
Concentration (mg/L)	Germination rate (%)	Germination index	Vigor index	fresh weight per plant (mg)	Survival rate (%)
0	97.78 ± 1.92^ab	25.33 ± 0.29^abc	0.0532 ± 0.0020^abc	2.10 ± 0.10^abc	97.78 ± 1.92^ab
5	97.78 ± 1.92^ab	25.67 ± 0.29^ab	0.0573 ± 0.0056^a	2.23 ± 0.23^a	97.78 ± 1.92^ab
10	97.78 ± 1.92^ab	25.67 ± 0.58^ab	0.0574 ± 0.0050^a	2.23 ± 0.15^a	97.78 ± 1.92^ab
20	100.00 ± 0.00^a	26.50 ± 0.50^a	0.0565 ± 0.0025^ab	2.13 ± 0.06^ab	98.89 ± 1.92^a
50	97.78 ± 1.92^ab	25.50 ± 1.50^ab	0.0494 ± 0.0043^bcd	1.93 ± 0.06^bcd	46.67 ± 6.67^b
100	96.67 ± 5.77^ab	24.83 ± 0.77^bcd	0.0471 ± 0.0011^cd	1.90 ± 0.10^bcd	0.00 ± 0.00^c
150	95.56 ± 1.93^ab	24.00 ± 1.00^cd	0.0449 ± 0.0069^d	1.87 ± 0.21^cd	0.00 ± 0.00^c
200	92.22 ± 5.09^b	23.50 ± 0.50^d	0.0423 ± 0.0009^d	1.80 ± 0.00^d	0.00 ± 0.00^c

Note: Data represent means±SE of three replicates. The different letters above the columns express significant differences (P < 0.05) on the basis of Duncan’s multiple range test