Table 3 Effects of different concentrations of water extracts from the leaves of Flaveria bidentis on the fresh and dry weights 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)

Fresh weight (g)

RI of the fresh weight

Dry weight (g)

RI of the dry weight

Shanghai green

0

0.71 ± 0.07a

 

0.07 ± 0.02a

 

0.025

0.39 ± 0.04b

− 0.45

0.03 ± 0.01ab

− 0.57

0.050

0.06 ± 0.01c

− 0.91

0.01 ± 0.01b

− 0.82

0.075

0.02 ± 0.00c

− 0.97

0.01 ± 0.01b

− 0.85

0.100

0.01 ± 0.00c

− 0.99

0.00 ± 0.00c

− 0.95

Wheat

0

1.50 ± 0.12a

 

0.42 ± 0.02a

 

0.025

1.02 ± 0.07ab

− 0.32

0.37 ± 0.02a

− 0.13

0.050

1.01 ± 0.08b

− 0.33

0.29 ± 0.03b

− 0.31

0.075

0.43 ± 0.08c

− 0.71

0.20 ± 0.01c

− 0.54

0.100

0.31 ± 0.02c

− 0.79

0.19 ± 0.02c

− 0.56

Barnyard grass

0

0.67 ± 0.03a

 

0.14 ± 0.02a

 

0.025

0.23 ± 0.04b

− 0.66

0.09 ± 0.02b

− 0.36

0.050

0.19 ± 0.02b

− 0.72

0.06 ± 0.01bc

− 0.57

0.075

0.10 ± 0.01c

− 0.86

0.03 ± 0.00c

− 0.82

0.100

0.01 ± 0.00d

− 0.98

0.01 ± 0.00d

− 0.93

  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.