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Table 5 Mung bean hypocotyl rooting bioassay for auxin-like activities of six commercial biostimulant products: 1. Rygex, 2. Algavyt, 3. Ryzoset, 4 Manek, 5 Ecoryg and 6. Algavyt Zn/Mn

From: Physicochemical analyses of plant biostimulant formulations and characterisation of commercial products by instrumental techniques

Concentration (g/l)

Product

1

2

3

4

5

6

Roots per cutting

 Water control

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

4.12

 0.1

5.59

4.39

5.11

7.66

5.05

2.05

 1.0

6.14

5.16

0.09

2.45

9.77

0

 5.0

11.59

0.32

0

0

16.82

0

 10.0

14.91

1.64

0

0

17.43

0

Length of longest root (mm)

 Water control

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.44

2.44

 0.1

5.88

5.69

4.38

5.88

5.38

2.88

 1.0

15.25

4.81

0.06

2.44

13.19

0

 5.0

16.38

0.06

0

0

14.38

0

 10.0

10.81

0.25

0

0

5.56

0

Annovar

Root number

Root length

Product (P)

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Concentration (C)

***

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P × C

***

***

P × C LSD (P > 0.05)

2.873

3.911

  1. LSD least significant difference