Table 1 Effects of the water extract from leaves of Flaveria bidentis on the seed germination potential and germination rate of three plants.

From: Effects of water extracts of Flaveria bidentis on the seed germination and seedling growth of three plants

Plant species

Concentration (g/mL)

Germination potential (%)

RI of the germination potential

Germination rate (%)

RI of the germination rate

Shanghai green

0

72.00 ± 5.12a

 

80.67 ± 3.13a

 

0.025

28.67 ± 2.73b

− 0.60

54.00 ± 2.12b

− 0.33

0.050

9.33 ± 0.14c

− 0.87

11.33 ± 1.34c

− 0.86

0.075

3.33 ± 0.02d

− 0.95

5.33 ± 0.23d

− 0.93

0.100

0.00 ± 0.00e

− 1.00

0.00 ± 0.00e

− 1.00

Wheat

0

75.00 ± 3.05a

 

86.67 ± 5.32a

 

0.025

48.33 ± 2.23b

− 0.36

60.00 ± 3.17b

− 0.31

0.050

31.67 ± 1.56c

− 0.58

41.67 ± 2.21c

− 0.52

0.075

20.00 ± 1.25d

− 0.73

28.33 ± 1.58d

− 0.67

0.100

10.00 ± 0.16e

− 0.87

21.67 ± 1.14e

− 0.75

Barnyard grass

0

70.00 ± 3.56a

 

81.11 ± 4.16a

 

0.025

28.89 ± 2.34b

− 0.59

36.67 ± 2.15b

− 0.55

0.050

13.33 ± 1.21c

− 0.81

20.00 ± 1.12c

− 0.75

0.075

10.00 ± 0.26c

− 0.86

14.44 ± 0.34d

− 0.82

0.100

0.00 ± 0.00d

− 1.00

0.00 ± 0.00e

− 1.00

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same column for each treatment indicate significant differences at the P < 0.05 level, while the same letter indicates no significant difference at the P < 0.05 level.