Claim · model-written summary
Bifurcaria bifurcata aqueous extract was rich in polar and hydrophilic functional groups.
- Taxon
- Bifurcaria bifurcata
Bifurcaria bifurcatae0 - Outcome
- polar and hydrophilic functional groupse0
Verbatim
e0“Bifurcaria bifurcata aqueous extract is rich in polar and hydrophilic functional groups”
Title
Fatima Lakhdar; Bouchra Benhniya; Jamal Bouhraoua; et al. International Journal of Plant Biology 2026. doi:10.3390/ijpb17040033
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Bifurcaria bifurcata extract was rich in phenolic metabolites, including four named phenolic acids.
- Intervention effect A 4 g/L Bifurcaria extract treatment reduced potato soft rot disease symptoms by more than 60%.
- Intervention effect A 4 g/L Bifurcaria extract treatment increased potato plant height by 21%.
- Intervention effect A 4 g/L Bifurcaria extract treatment increased potato leaf number by 33%.
- Intervention effect Potato POX activity increased sixfold under the extract treatment, from 0.12 to 0.7 µmol/min/mg protein.
- Recommendation The authors propose Bifurcaria bifurcata extract as a potential alternative to chemical pesticides.
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