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Table 2 Germination percentage and biomass variation in T. daenensis seedlings treated with SWCNTs

From: Exposure to single-walled carbon nanotubes differentially affect in vitro germination, biochemical and antioxidant properties of Thymus daenensis celak. seedlings

SWCNT

(µg ml−1)

Germin 2 (%)

Germin 4 (%)

Germin 10 (%)

Germin 25 (%)

Shoot FW (g)

Root FW (g)

0

51.85 ± 5.74 c

61.11 ± 6.09 b

79.86 ± 4.13 b

79.861 ± 4.1 b

0.25 ± 0.16 a

0.25 ± 0.18 a

62.5

86.67 ± 4.97 ab

88.89 ± 9.94 a

88.89 ± 9.07 ab

87.302 ± 9.9 ab

0.15 ± 0.11 b

0.03 ± 0.03 b

125

92.59 ± 9.07 a

88.89 ± 14.05 a

94.44 ± 8.49 a

92.063 ± 10.6 a

0.08 ± 0.05 c

0.02 ± 0.027 b

250

88.89 ± 0.00 ab

77.78 ± 12.17 ab

82.54 ± 8.74 b

80.159 ± 7.7 b

0.05 ± 0.04 c

0.019 ± 0.02 b

500

79.63 ± 14.77 b

64.81 ± 4.54 b

54.17 ± 12.51 c

42.063 ± 13.5 c

0.052 ± 0.05 c

0.03 ± 0.03 b

1000

44.44 ± 11.01 d

53.70 ± 10.92 c

52.78 ± 13.03 c

38.889 ± 9.3 c

0.042 ± 0.05 c

0.02 ± 0.03 b

  1. Abbreviation: Germin 2, 4, 10 and 25 germination after 2, 4, 10 and 25 days, shoot FW shoot fresh weight, Root FW root fresh weight