Table 4 Evaluation of phytotoxicity of MG and degraded product on seed germination and seedling length of Sorghum vulgare and Eleusine coracana
From: Decolorization of Malachite green dye by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia a compost bacterium
Treatments | Sorghum vulgare | Eleusine coracana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germination (%) | Shoot length (mm) | Root length (mm) | Germination (%) | Shoot length (mm) | Root length (mm) | |
Water | 100 ± 0.7a | 5.5 ± 0.40d | 3.2 ± 0.25 g | 100 ± 0.6A | 5.4 ± 0.4D | 3.4 ± 0.3G |
Control (MG) | 30 ± 0.65b | 1.5 ± 0.52e | 0.8 ± 0.1 h | 40 ± 0.7B | 1.8 ± 0.45E | 0.7 ± 0.15H |
Treatment (MG + bacteria) | 85 ± 0.58c | 4.5 ± 0.43f | 2.8 ± 0.25i | 90 ± 0.5C | 3.8 ± 0.3F | 1.5 ± 0.31I |