Table 2.

Mean of germination success and shoot length of the soil under four different rates of microplastic for 30 days’ incubation times

Combinations of microplastic PET, plant, and soil	N	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum
Germination success (%) of the soil (control, B) and soil under three different rates of microplastic (B1–B5)
B	30	62.80 ± 32.80a	0	85.67
B1	30	61.08 ± 32.16a	0	83.00
B3	30	56.11 ± 30.92a	0	77.50
B5	30	51.08 ± 28.00a	0	70.50
Shoot length (cm) of the soil (control, B) and soil under three different rates of microplastic (B1–B5)
B	30	9.40 ± 4.80a	0	14
B1	30	8.10 ± 4.20a	0	13
B3	30	8.50 ± 4.40a	0	14
B5	30	7.80 ± 3.80a	0	11

The letters in bold denote the tested combinations listed in Table 1. Small letters behind values refer to a meaningful variation (p < 0.05) between treatments. The values shown are mean ± standard deviation values of three replicates