Table 5 Results of the bioassays employing foliar applications of the 8 samples at 2 carbon rates

Control

32.7 ± 3.5

28.2 ± 3.9

27.4

155 ± 19

95 ± 36

Whole, 0.01 mg/L C

33.0 ± 3.6

32.6 ± 4.3

30.4

165 ± 31

118 ± 23

(0.881)

(0.028)

(0.437)

(0.111)

Acid soluble, 0.01 mg/L C

36.2 ± 5.5

34.1 ± 3.4

32.8

189 ± 25

125 ± 35

(0.115)

(0.002)

(0.004)

(0.085)

Acid insoluble, 0.01 mg/L C

36.4 ± 8.0

27.8 ± 3.2

28.0

221 ± 37

108 ± 25

(0.197)

(0.800)

(0.0001)

(0.383)

100:0 Filt : Ret, 0.01 mg/L C

37.0 ± 3.3

30.6 ± 3.9

29.5

184 ± 20

111 ± 32

(0.011)

(0.190)

(0.108)

(0.332)

75:25 Filt : Ret, 0.01 mg/L C

35.5 ± 5.6

27.9 ± 6.4

25.7

192 ± 53

89 ± 36

(0.203)

(0.894)

(0.045)

(0.685)

50:50 Filt : Ret, 0.01 ppm

38.3 ± 4.4

27.5 ± 3.6

27.4

219 ± 21

92 ± 21

(0.006)

(0.668)

(0.0001)

(0.777)

25:75 Filt : Ret, 0.01 mg/L C

38.8 ± 5.5

26.3 ± 3.3

25.5

221 ± 39

84 ± 20

(0.008)

(0.243)

(0.0001)

(0.399)

0:100 Filt : Ret, 0.01 mg/L C

36.4 ± 3.1

27.0 ± 3.5

28.4

231 ± 24

98 ± 25

(0.062)

(0.457)

(0.00004)

(0.882)

Whole, 0.1 mg/L C

33.0 ± 1.9

32.1 ± 4.1

29.5

160 ± 14

112 ± 28

(0.809)

(0.044)

(0.537)

(0.260)

Acid soluble, 0.1 mg/L C

35.5 ± 5.5

31.1 ± 2.5

29.3

173 ± 25

112 ± 23

(0.202)

(0.063)

(0.102)

(0.247)

Acid insoluble, 0.1 mg/L C

36.6 ± 5.6

29.1 ± 4.4

28.6

204 ± 30

113 ± 39

(0.078)

(0.634)

(0.0005)

(0.313)

100:0 Filt : Ret, 0.1 mg/L C

32.0 ± 3.5

29.2 ± 5.0

32.3

229 ± 40

118 ± 36

(0.638)

(0.645)

(0.0001)

(0.185)

75:25 Filt : Ret, 0.1 mg/L C

31.9 ± 3.7

26.5 ± 4.1

26.8

214 ± 31

98 ± 29

(0.607)

(0.342)

(0.0001)

(0.872)

50:50 Filt : Ret, 0.1 mg/L C

37.2 ± 5.5

26.8 ± 4.0

25.7

214 ± 37

90 ± 22

(0.041)

(0.430)

(0.0003)

(0.697)

25:75 Filt : Ret, 0.1 mg/L C

33.2 ± 3.8

27.9 ± 4.4

27.5

195 ± 61

105 ± 33

(0.764)

(0.862)

(0.006)

(0.561)

0:100 Filt : Ret, 0.1 mg/L C

31.7 ± 5.6

26.3 ± 3.5

26.1

202 ± 45

90 ± 23

(0.621)

(0.253)

(0.007)

(0.691)