Plant Extract Valorization of Melissa officinalis L. for Agroindustrial Purposes through Their Biochemical Properties and Biological Activities

Table 10

Effect of ethanol extract on the germination of wild chicory seeds.

	Nefza			Tabarka
	Inhibition rate (%)	Shoot	Root	Inhibition rate (%)	Shoot	Root
0 mg/ml	0	2.02a	3.25a	0	1.90a	3.35a
1 mg/ml	56.66	0.70b	1.07b	60	0.95b	0.70b
3 mg/ml	61.66	0.25c	0.45c	73.33	0.67b	0.55b
5 mg/ml	68.33	0.22c	0.30c	76.66	0.20c	0.25b
IC50	2.39			2.65

Means in each line followed by the same letters are not significantly different ().