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Table 1 Effect of Cd concentration on germination of Verbena bonariensis

From: Transcriptomic analysis of Verbena bonariensis roots in response to cadmium stress

7 d

14 d

Concentration (mg/L)

Germination rate (%)

Germination index

Vigor index

fresh weight per plant (mg)

Survival rate (%)

0

97.78 ± 1.92ab

25.33 ± 0.29abc

0.0532 ± 0.0020abc

2.10 ± 0.10abc

97.78 ± 1.92ab

5

97.78 ± 1.92ab

25.67 ± 0.29ab

0.0573 ± 0.0056a

2.23 ± 0.23a

97.78 ± 1.92ab

10

97.78 ± 1.92ab

25.67 ± 0.58ab

0.0574 ± 0.0050a

2.23 ± 0.15a

97.78 ± 1.92ab

20

100.00 ± 0.00a

26.50 ± 0.50a

0.0565 ± 0.0025ab

2.13 ± 0.06ab

98.89 ± 1.92a

50

97.78 ± 1.92ab

25.50 ± 1.50ab

0.0494 ± 0.0043bcd

1.93 ± 0.06bcd

46.67 ± 6.67b

100

96.67 ± 5.77ab

24.83 ± 0.77bcd

0.0471 ± 0.0011cd

1.90 ± 0.10bcd

0.00 ± 0.00c

150

95.56 ± 1.93ab

24.00 ± 1.00cd

0.0449 ± 0.0069d

1.87 ± 0.21cd

0.00 ± 0.00c

200

92.22 ± 5.09b

23.50 ± 0.50d

0.0423 ± 0.0009d

1.80 ± 0.00d

0.00 ± 0.00c

  1. Note: Data represent means±SE of three replicates. The different letters above the columns express significant differences (P < 0.05) on the basis of Duncan’s multiple range test