Then, the mixture was incubated for 60 s in dark and cold conditions. The antioxidant capacity results were reported in the percentage scavenging activity. 2.3.5. Reducing Power Determination The reducing power in the seeds was measured according to the method described by Hsu et al. [19]. ...
For this purpose, 10.0 g of compost were weighed and diluted in 100 mL of sterile distilled water; the mixture was stirred at 120 rpm for one hour and then filtered by gravity with Whatman No. 2 filter paper. Subsequently, 10.0 mL of the filtrate was added to 20 lettuce seeds of the ...