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. 2020 Jan 27;8:e8387. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8387

Table 1. Germination percentage (%) of seedlings treated with Ag-GO, Ag NPs, and GO (average ± one standard error, n = 4).

Alfalfa Radish Cucumber
Day 2 Day 4 Day 7 Day 2 Day 4 Day 7 Day 2 Day 4 Day 7
DI water only 100 100 100 80 ± 8 93 ± 5 100 100 100 100
0.2 mg mL−1 of Ag-GO 87 ± 6 100 100 89 ± 4 97 ± 3 100 100 100 100
0.4 mg mL−1 of Ag-GO 72 ± 12 100 100 91 ± 3 95 ± 4 95 ± 4 96 ± 2 100 100
0.8 mg mL−1 of Ag-GO 87 ± 4 100 100 73 ± 6 90 ± 5 100 100 100 100
1.6 mg mL−1 of Ag-GO 90 ± 4 100 100 87 ± 6 100 100 100 100 100
1.6 mg mL−1 of Ag NPs 90 ± 4 100 100 87 ± 5 97 ± 3 100 100 100 100
1.6 mg mL−1 of GO 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100