Table 1.

Alterations in physiological parameters of A. cepa induced by Phy-Et.

Groups	Germination Percentage (%)	Relative injury rate	Average root length (cm)	Final weight (g)	Weight Gain (g)
Group I	100	0.00	11.20 ± 2.28a	12.15 ± 1.37a	+8.33
Group II	83	0.17	8.75 ± 0.96b	10.13 ± 1.44b	+6.28
Group III	67	0.33	6.85 ± 1.12c	7.53 ± 1.07c	+3.72
Group IV	50	1.00	4.71 ± 1.20d	5.98 ± 1.48d	+2.12

*Group I: Control, Group II: 2.5 mM Phy-Et, Group III: 5.0 mM Phy-Et, Group IV: 10 mM Phy-Et. The averages indicated by different letters ^(a,b,c,d) in the same column are important at p < 0.05.