Table 1 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the studied traits in Mentha piperita L. plants under different cadmium stress (Factor a) with nanoparticles of TiO2 sprayed (Factor b).

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Unraveling the influence of TiO2 nanoparticles on growth, physiological and phytochemical characteristics of Mentha piperita L. in cadmium-contaminated soil

Source of variation

Df

Mean square

No. lateral branches

Shoot dry weight

Fv/Fm

Root Cd content

Shoot Cd content

MDA content

Block

2

0.44ns

1.03*

0.0002ns

0.019ns

0.001**

0.002ns

A

3

62.25**

75.46**

0.056**

27.079**

0.018**

7.217**

B

2

325.69**

189.32**

0.011**

4.925**

17.878**

0.599**

a × b

6

5.80**

7.36**

0.002**

1.302**

2.267**

0.063**

Error

22

0.41

0.09

0.0001

0.012

0.519

0.0008

  1. ns, Not significant.
  2. *Significant at the 0.05 probability level.
  3. **Significant at the 0.01probability level.
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