Abstract
Rapid and complete seed germination results in the rapid initial growth of plants. In this study, aqueous extracts (boiling, maceration + filtration, and maceration + autoclave) of Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus eryngii were used to improve seed germination of three crops (maize, clover, and alfalfa). The results revealed that boiled water extractions of G. lucidum positively affected seed germination of clover and alfalfa. Moreover, P. eryngii boiling extract could increase the vigor index II in alfalfa. The results achieved are comparable with those gained by phytohormones and in some cases were even better. From these findings, it can be concluded that the existing metabolites in aqueous extracts of G. lucidum and P. eryngii can be used to enhance seed germination effectively and even increase the leaf area of crop plants.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Boiled Ganoderma lucidum extract improved clover seed germination.
- Treatment
- boiled water extractions of G. lucidume0
- Interactor
- G. lucidum
Ganoderma lucidume0other - Outcome
- seed germinatione0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“boiled water extractions of G. lucidum positively affected seed germination of clover and alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Boiled Ganoderma lucidum extract improved alfalfa seed germination.
- Taxon
- alfalfa
Medicago sativae0 - Treatment
- boiled water extractions of G. lucidume0
- Interactor
- G. lucidumGanoderma lucidume0other
- Outcome
- seed germinatione0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“boiled water extractions of G. lucidum positively affected seed germination of clover and alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
Boiled Pleurotus eryngii extract increased alfalfa vigor index II.
- Taxon
- alfalfaMedicago sativae0
- Treatment
- P. eryngii boiling extracte0
- Interactor
- P. eryngii
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Pleurotus eryngiie0other - Outcome
- vigor index IIe0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
_Gillet_208868_2011-11-11.jpg?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“P. eryngii boiling extract could increase the vigor index II in alfalfa”
Claim · model-written summary
The extract results were comparable with phytohormones and sometimes better.
- Taxon
- maize, clover, and alfalfaMedicago sativa
Trifolium
Zea mayse1 - Outcome
- results achievede0
- Direction
- comparablee0
- Comparator
- phytohormonese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results achieved are comparable with those gained by phytohormones and in some cases were even better.”
e1“three crops (maize, clover, and alfalfa)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose mushroom extract metabolites to enhance germination and leaf area in crops.
Verbatim
e0“the existing metabolites in aqueous extracts of G. lucidum and P. eryngii can be used to enhance seed germination effectively and even increase the leaf area of crop plants”
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