Table 2 Effect of concentrations and durations of sodium hypochlorite on seed germination.

From: Conservation of Verbascum sinaiticum Benth using innovative tissue culture technique and DNA barcoding

Plant

Treatments

Germination %

Clorox conc (v/v)

Duration (min)

V.sinaiticum

15

15–20

10.62 ± 0.88a

15

25–30

4.00 ± 3.18b

20

15–20

12.25 ± 0.35c

20

20–30

2.38 ± 0.88d

  1. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation, n = 3. Treatments followed by the same letter do not differ.
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