Treatment

(μL∙mL⁻¹)

Class of Comet (%)¹

Frequency of damage (%)²

Arbitrary units³

0

1

2

3

4

Negative control

78.8 ± 3.4a

20.2 ± 3.0a

1.0 ± 0.8a

0.0 ± 0.0a

0.0 ± 0.0a

21.2 ± 3.4a

22.0 ± 4.2a

Positive control⁴

15.2 ± 3.2b

17.8 ± 3.1a

36.2 ± 12.4b

14.8 ± 10.9b

16.0 ± 3.7b

84.8 ± 3.2b

159.0 ± 20.3b

M. viridis

0.25

49.8 ± 2.3c

24.4 ± 2.5a

18.4 ± 3.1c

4.6 ± 1.7c

2.8 ± 2.2a

50.2 ± 2.3c

86.2 ± 7.4c

0.5

19.8 ± 6.6b

9.8 ± 1.9b

47.4 ± 6.5d

6.6 ± 3.9c

16.4 ± 2.1b

80.2 ± 6.6b

190.0 ± 17.6d

1.0

5.8 ± 4.9d

0.2 ± 0.3c

5.4 ± 5.3a

7.0 ± 5.6c

81.6 ± 6.9c

94.2 ± 4.9d

358.4 ± 8.7e

M. pulegium

0.25

69.8 ± 2.9e

16.0 ± 4.4a

12.6 ± 2.9e

1.0 ± 0.8a

0.6 ± 0.9a

30.2 ± 2.9e

46.6 ± 4.9f

0.5

63.0 ± 6.8e

18.8 ± 1.4a

16.6 ± 8.6c

1.6 ± 1.9a

0.0 ± 0.0a

36.0 ± 6.8e

55.2 ± 14.1f

1.0

3.0 ± 3.6d

0.4 ± 0.6c

12.6 ± 9.1ab

12.0 ± 3.2b

72.0 ± 10.0c

97.0 ± 3.6d

349.6 ± 17.9e