Novel Castellaniella denitrificans SA13P as a Potent Malachite Green Decolorizing Strain

Table 2

Various seed germination parameters of raw and treated effluents.

Germination parameter(s)	Raw effluent	Treated effluent
Germination (%)	3.03±0.12	83.1^∗±0.11
Shoot length (cm/seed)	0.06±0.01	3.71^∗±0.23
Root length (cm/seed)	0.16±0.01	3.01^∗±0.02
Wet root weight (mg/seed)	2.51±0.01	47.10^∗±0.11
Wet shoot weight (mg/seed)	18.0±0.86	85.42^∗±0.25
Dry root weight (mg/seed)	0.50±0.01	2.51^∗±0.02
Dry shoot weight (mg/seed)	5.01±0.02	10.0^∗±0.11

All values are expressed as mean ± SE, ^∗𝑃<0.05 (significant as compared to raw effluent).