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Table 5 Impact of NPs on the germination and vegetative growth parameters of P. vulgaris

From: Bifunctional role of some biogenic nanoparticles in controlling wilt disease and promoting growth of common bean

Treatments

Germination

(%)

Plant height

(cm)

No of leaves per plant

Root length

(cm)

Fresh weight

(g/plant)

Dry weight

(g/plant)

Control

75.06 ± 0.11d

21.43 ± 0.72e

11.55 ± 0.19b

11.11 ± 0.33b

7.51 ± 0.32b

0.84 ± 0.22b

CuONPs

100 ± 0.00a

36.00 ± 0.31a

17.00 ± 0.33a

16.00 ± 0.33a

13.53 ± 0.15a

2.06 ± 0.03a

Co3O4NPs

93.51 ± 5.07b

24.33 ± 0.15d

14.00 ± 0.00ab

12.33 ± 0.57a

8.30 ± 0.17ab

1.21 ± 0.03a

Fe3O4NPs

86.83 ± 2.88c

27.00 ± 0.33c

15.33 ± 0.67ab

13.66 ± 0.57a

9.18 ± 0.19ab

1.57 ± 0.06a

NiONPs

82.16 ± 7.66c

24.66 ± 0.55d

14.00 ± 0.33ab

12.66 ± 0.57a

8.70 ± 0.26b

1.17 ± 0.09a

ZnONPs

94.12 ± 3.76b

34.00 ± 0.24b

16.50 ± 0.50a

15.00 ± 0.28a

10.33 ± 0.10ab

1.89 ± 0.05a

  1. Calculated mean is for triplicate measurements from two independent experiments ± SD, a−e means with different superscripts in the same column for each nanoparticle are considered statistically different (LSD test, P ≤ 0.05)