Abstract
Germination and seedling growth of major cereals treated with Moringa oleifera leaf extracts was investigate at University of Zambia. Aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera at the ratio of 1:10 (w/v) were sprayed on seed of maize (Zea mays. L.), rice (Oryzae sativa.L.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor. L.) and wheat (Triticum Aestivum. L.) in a growth room at 25 o C for 14 days. The data were subjected to analysis of variance. M. oleifera leaf extracts enhanced (p<0.04) germination of sorghum by 29%, delayed (p>0.05) germination of rice by 25% and reduced (p>0.001) germination percentage of rice by 7%. M. oleifera leaf extracts increased (p<0.04) length of hypocotyls of wheat by 14.9%, reduced (p<0.03) survival of sorghum seedlings by 15.3% and further reduced (p>0.001) growth of hypocotyls by 42.9% in sorghum. M. oleifera increased (p>0.001) radicle length of maize by 77.8% and reduced (p<0.04) radicle length of rice by 28.6%. Early contact of M. oleifera leaf extracts with seeds of cereals is undesirable. M. oleifera reduces radical length of rice, hypocotyls of sorghum, seedling survival of sorghum, germination percentage of rice and delays germination of rice.
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Moringa leaf extract enhanced sorghum germination by 29%.
SorghumNot reportedComparator
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e0“M. oleifera leaf extracts enhanced (p<0.04) germination of sorghum by 29%”
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Moringa leaf extract delayed rice germination by 25%.
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- rice
Oryza sativae0 - Treatment
- M. oleifera leaf extractse1
- Outcome
- germination of ricee0
- Direction
- delayede0
- Value
- 25%e0
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e0“delayed (p>0.05) germination of rice by 25%”
e1“M. oleifera leaf extracts enhanced”
Claim · model-written summary
Moringa leaf extract reduced rice germination percentage by 7%.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Treatment
- M. oleifera leaf extractse1
- Outcome
- germination percentage of ricee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 7%e0
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e0“reduced (p>0.001) germination percentage of rice by 7%”
e1“M. oleifera leaf extracts enhanced”
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Moringa leaf extract increased wheat hypocotyl length by 14.9%.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- M. oleifera leaf extractse0
- Outcome
- length of hypocotyls of wheate0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 14.9%e0
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e0“M. oleifera leaf extracts increased (p<0.04) length of hypocotyls of wheat by 14.9%”
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Moringa leaf extract reduced sorghum seedling survival by 15.3%.
- Treatment
- M. oleifera leaf extractse1
- Outcome
- survival of sorghum seedlingse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 15.3%e0
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e0“reduced (p<0.03) survival of sorghum seedlings by 15.3%”
e1“M. oleifera leaf extracts increased”
Claim · model-written summary
Moringa leaf extract reduced sorghum hypocotyl growth by 42.9%.
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e0“reduced (p>0.001) growth of hypocotyls by 42.9% in sorghum”
e1“M. oleifera leaf extracts increased”
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Moringa leaf extract increased maize radicle length by 77.8%.
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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e0“M. oleifera increased (p>0.001) radicle length of maize by 77.8%”
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Moringa leaf extract reduced rice radicle length by 28.6%.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Treatment
- M. oleiferae1
- Outcome
- radicle length of ricee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 28.6%e0
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e0“reduced (p<0.04) radicle length of rice by 28.6%”
e1“M. oleifera increased”
Claim · model-written summary
Early contact of cereal seeds with Moringa leaf extracts is undesirable.
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e0“Early contact of M. oleifera leaf extracts with seeds of cereals is undesirable.”
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