Mutagenic impact of picric acid on chloroplast genome and a selection of biological attributes of Brassica napus L. (Brassicaceae)

Table 4 Impact of various treatment levels (0, 5 mM, 10 mM, 15 mM, and 20 mM) and different priming durations (3 h, 6 h, and 9 h) on germination percentage (%) of three oilseed rape cultivars treated with picric acid

Treatment Levels × Priming Durations × Oilseed rape Cultivars Interaction
		Abasin-95		Dur e Nifa		Nifa Gold
Control	3 h	83.33		96.67		100.00
5 mM		93.33		96.67		93.33
10 mM		93.33		100.00		90.00
15 mM		66.67		96.67		86.67
20 mM		76.67		86.67		73.33
Control	6 h	100.00		93.33		93.33
5 mM		100.00		93.33		100.00
10 mM		90.00		90.00		93.33
15 mM		83.33		96.67		66.67
20 mM		86.67		76.67		76.6
Control	9 h	90.00		96.67		96.67
5 mM		100.00		90.00		66.67
10 mM		100.00		93.33		80.00
15 mM		83.33		100.00		96.67
20 mM		83.33		70.00		56.67
Treatment Levels × Priming Durations Interaction
	3 h	6 h		9 h		Treatment means
Control	93.33	95.56		94.44		94.44^a
5 mM	94.44	97.78		85.56		92.59^a
10 mM	94.44	91.11		91.11		92.22^ab
15 mM	83.33	82.22		93.33		86.30^b
20 mM	78.89	80.00		70.00		76.30^c
Priming durations × Oilseed rape cultivars interaction
	Abasin-95	Dur e Nifa		Nifa Gold		Priming means
3 h	82.67^cd	95.33^a		88.67^abc		88.89
6 h	92.00^ab	90.00^abc		86.00^bcd		89.33
9 h	91.33^ab	90.00^abc		79.33^d		86.89
Treatment Levels × Oilseed rape Cultivars Interaction
	Control	5 mM	10 mM	15 mM	20 mM	Cultivars means
Abasin-95	91.11^a−d	97.78^a	94.44^ab	77.78^ef	82.22^de	88.67^ab
Dur e Nifa	95.56^ab	93.33^abc	94.44^ab	97.78^a	77.78^ef	91.78^a
Nifa Gold	96.67^ab	86.67^b−e	87.78^a−e	83.33^cde	68.89^f	84.67^b

^*LSD value at the 5% significance level for treatment levels = 6.183, priming duration = 0.2625, oilseed rape cultivars = 4.608, priming durations × oilseed rape cultivars = 7.982, treatment levels × oilseed rape cultivars = 10.30. Values with the same letters in rows and columns are statistically not significant. LD₅₀ = 42.597 mM

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