Table 1

Growth Parameter	Crude oilconc. (% w/w)
Growth Parameter	0	1	3	6
Germination Time(Days)	5.0 ± 0.4^a	5.3 ± 0.5^a	5.3 ± 0.5^a	7.0 ± 1.0^b
Percentage Germination (%)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Height (cm)	207.3 ± 9.2^a	208.0 ± 8.0^a	199.0 ± 9.0^b	187.3 ± 9.5^c
Leaf Area (cm²)	84.5 ± 9.6^a	64.4 ± 9.8^a	62.1 ± 7.7^a	62.2 ± 5.1^a
Girth (cm)	3.0 ± 0.1^a	3.8 ± 0.2^a	3.2. ± 0.3^a	3.2 ± .0.2^a
Root Length (cm)	46.3 ± 0.4^a	46.8 ± 0.4^a	43.5 ± 2.1^a	42.0 ± 1.4^a
Fresh Weight(g)	198.0 ± 4.2^a	281.9 ± 5.4^b	202.1 ± 5.0^a	152.3 ± 3.8^c
Dry Weight (g)	49.8 ± 0.3^a	63.9 ± 5.5^b	51.5 ± 7.0^a	34.9 ± 0.8^c

*Values with the same alphabet (a, b, c) along the same row did not differ significantly (p < 0.05)

Table 1: Effect of various concentrations of crude oil on the growth of Phragmitis australies in mangrove swamp soil at day-120.