Table 2.
Germination of R. sativus, S. arvensis and L. multiflorum seeds treated with different doses of EOs. The measurement was carried out 120 h after sowing. Results are expressed as the mean of three experiments ± SD.
| Number of Germinated Seeds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| S. arvensis | R. sativus | L. multiflorum | |
| H2O | 9.3 ± 1.1 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 7.3 ± 0.6 |
| OHW | |||
| 1000 µg/mL | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** | 0.0 ± 0.0 *** | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 500 µg/mL | 3.0 ± 1.4 **** | 2.0 ± 0.0 ** | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 250 µg/mL | 6.5 ± 0.7 * | 1.0 ± 0.0 *** | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 100 µg/mL | 10.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 1.0 * | 8.0 ± 1.7 |
| OHR | |||
| 1000 µg/mL | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** | 0.0 ± 0.0 ** | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 500 µg/mL | 0.5 ± 0.7 **** | 0.0 ± 0.0 ** | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 250 µg/mL | 1.0 ± 0.0 **** | 2.0 ± 2.8 | 0.0 ± 0.0 **** |
| 100 µg/mL | 8.7 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 8.0 ± 1.0 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; **** p < 0.0001 compared with H2O.