Table 2. Analysis of the Effect of CuO and ZnO NPs on Seed Physical Parameters Using SmartGRAIN Softwarea.
NPs | conc. (mg/kg) | area size (m2) | perimeter length (mm) | length (mm) | width (mm) | length-to-width ratio | circularity index |
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ZnO | control | 98.3 ± 2.7b | 39.3 ± 1.3b | 15.0 ± 0.4b | 9.1 ± 0.3b | 1.7 ± 0.2a | 0.8a |
Z200 | 98.3 ± 2.4b | 39.3 ± 1.2b | 15.0 ± 0.3b | 9.1 ± 0.4b | 1.7 ± 0.1a | 0.8a | |
Z400 | 94.3 ± 1.4c | 38.3 ± 1.7b | 14.5 ± 0.2c | 8.9 ± 0.2b | 1.7 ± 0.3a | 0.81a | |
Z600 | 171.2 ± 3.1a | 51.9 ± 1.8a | 19.3 ± 1.0a | 12.3 ± 0.8a | 1.6 ± 0.4a | 0.79a | |
CuO | Control | 100.3 ± 1.3d | 40.1 ± 0.9c | 15.2 ± 0.3c | 9.1 ± 0.6c | 1.6 ± 0.1a | 0.79b |
C12.5 | 116.5 ± 1.7c | 42.4 ± 1.0b | 15.7 ± 0.3b | 10.0 ± 0.3bc | 1.6 ± 0.2a | 0.82ab | |
C25 | 120.5 ± 1.4b | 42.3 ± 1.1b | 15.3 ± 0.4c | 10.6 ± 0.5b | 1.4 ± 0.1b | 0.84a | |
C50 | 174.3 ± 2.0a | 51.1 ± 1.5a | 18.1 ± 0.7a | 13.1 ± 0.4a | 1.4 ± 0.1b | 0.84a |
The results are presented as mean (n = 3). The similar letters within the column mean no statistical difference between treatments in Turkey’s test (p ≤ 0.05).