Table 5. Allium cepa root growth test for ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate rich MCKG.
Sample/standard (1 µg/mL) | Root lengths before 72 h of treatment (cm) ± SD | Root lengths after 72 h of treatment (cm) ± SD | Total root growth in 72 h (cm) |
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EMS | 07.72 ± 0.012 | 07.79 ± 0.001 | 0.07 |
Distilled H2O | 06.14 ± 0.044 | 06.91 ± 0.012 | 0.77 |
MCKG | 06.18 ± 0.042 | 06.47 ± 0.034 | 0.29 |
Note:
µg, microgram; mL, millilitre; cm, centimetre; EMS, ethyl methanesulfonate; MCKG, ethyl p-methoxy cinnamate rich K. galanga essential oil.