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Table 1 Linear relationship between MTT reduction and seed germination rate for various parasitic plants

From: A high-throughput seed germination assay for root parasitic plants

Species

Lot

Seeds/well

Linear regression

R2

Phelipanche ramosa

St Martin de Fraigneau, France, 2005

120

A = 0.0023 gs + 0.011

0.976

Orobanche cumana

Longeville-sur-mer, France, 2009

110

A = 0.0019 gs + 0.009

0.965

Orobanche minor

Japan, 2010

80

A = 0.0043 gs + 0.032

0.977

Striga hermonthica

Gadarif, Soudan, 1999

90

A = 0.0127 gs + 0.016

0.920

  1. A, Absorbance; gs, number of germinated seeds per well.