Claim · model-written summary
Tested oils differed in effects on seed germination and seedling growth across plant targets.
- Outcome
- seed germination and the growth of seedlingse0
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Verbatim
e0“The phytotoxic potential of the tested oils had different efficacy on seed germination and the growth of seedlings and varied among tested herbs and their chemical composition variability”
Title
Ismail Amri; Marwa Khammassi; Rayda Ben Ayed; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12040816
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation Eucalyptus oils contained 51.3–90% oxygenated monoterpenes.
- Observation Eucalyptus oils contained 4.8–29.4% oxygenated sesquiterpenes.
- Observation The oils had seven named major constituents.
- Observation Eucalyptus oils displayed antioxidant activity.
- Observation E. citriodora oil had significantly greater antioxidant activity than the other two oils.
- Observation The tested oils were more effective phytotoxins than glyphosate.
- Observation Post-emergence oil exposure caused chlorosis and necrosis.
- Observation Oil effects included reduced chlorophyll and relative water content and electrolyte leakage.
- Observation Oil effects included high MDA and proline levels.
- Observation All oils showed moderate fungitoxicity against all tested fungal strains.