. 2022 Sep 27;11(10):1911. doi: 10.3390/antiox11101911

Table 2.

Mean % inhibition and IC₅₀ values for seed germination inhibition by tested essential oils.

Samples	% Inhibition of Seed Germination					IC₅₀ Values (µL/mL) in Triplicates			Mean IC₅₀ Values (µL/mL) ± SD
Samples	20 µL/mL	40 µL/mL	60 µL/mL	80 µL/mL	100 µL/mL	I	II	III	Mean IC₅₀ Values (µL/mL) ± SD
VAO	3.33 ± 5.77 ^h	3.33 ± 5.77 ^h	40 ± 0.00 ^f	43.33 ± 5.77 ^ef	66.66 ± 5.77 ^cd	78.94	81.17	88.57	82.89 ± 5.04
VNO	23.33 ± 5.77 ^g	43.33 ± 5.77 ^ef	56.66 ± 5.77 ^de	76.66 ± 5.77 ^bc	90.00 ± 0.00 ^ab	51.11	55.294	44.00	50.13 ± 5.7
VTO	33.33 ± 5.77 ^fg	60.00 ± 0.00 ^d	90.00 ± 0.00 ^ab	93.33 ± 5.77 ^a	100.00 ± 0.00 ^a	31.764	25.00	31.764	29.50 ± 3.9
Pendimethalin	100.00 ± 0.00	100.00 ± 0.00	100.00 ± 0.00	100.00 ± 0.00	100.00 ± 0.00

VAO = V. agnus-castus; VNO = V. negundo; VTO = V. trifolia; SD = standard deviation; According to Tukey’s test (p < 0.05), mean values that are followed by the same letter inside a column are not statistically different from one another.