Abstract
Spirulina platensis is a microalgae that can grow in waste media, including Sugar Mill Effluent (SME). In addition, Spirulina contains phytohormones that can be utilized to enhance seed germination. Cultivating microalgae will produce biomass that can be used for priming cucumber seeds. This research aims to determine the effect of Spirulina biomass and soaking time on the germination of cucumber seeds. In this research, a factorial Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used, consisting of 5 levels of microalgae biomass concentration: control (untreated seeds), 0, 30, 45, and 60%, with soaking time of 3 levels: 1, 2, and 3 hours. The results demonstrated that Spirulina can grow in SME-based media, as indicated by the increase in size and density of microalgae cells. Analysis of the seed priming test results of 45% algae biomass concentration for 1 and 3 hours showed a significant effect on the parameter of vigor index, seed growth rate, and simultaneous seed growth. In the treatment with a 60% concentration and soaking time of 1, 2, and 3 hours, significant effects were observed on the parameters of MGT, vigor index, seed growth rate, and shoot length. Even though the 45% and 60% treatments showed no significant differences in the few parameters, the priming with Spirulina platensis exhibited no decrease in cucumber seed germination, these applications indicated no decrease in seed germination. This demonstrates that priming treatment with Spirulina platensis is not toxic to seedling growth.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Spirulina platensis grew in sugar mill effluent-based media, shown by an increase in size and density of microalgae cells.
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e1“Spirulina can grow in SME-based media, as indicated by the increase in size and density of microalgae cells”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming cucumber seeds with 45% algae biomass for 1 and 3 hours significantly affected vigor index, seed growth rate and simultaneous seed growth.
- Taxon
- Cucumis sativus
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- 45% algae biomass concentration for 1 and 3 hourse1
- Outcome
- vigor index, seed growth rate, and simultaneous seed growthe1
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t0“Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“Analysis of the seed priming test results of 45% algae biomass concentration for 1 and 3 hours showed a significant effect on the parameter of vigor index, seed growth rate, and simultaneous seed growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming cucumber seeds with 60% biomass for 1, 2 and 3 hours significantly affected mean germination time, vigor index and seed growth rate.
- Taxon
- Cucumis sativusCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- 60% concentration and soaking time of 1, 2, and 3 hourse1
- Outcome
- MGT, vigor index, seed growth ratee1
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t0“Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“In the treatment with a 60% concentration and soaking time of 1, 2, and 3 hours, significant effects were observed on the parameters of MGT, vigor index, seed growth rate, and shoot length”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming cucumber seeds with 60% biomass for 1, 2 and 3 hours significantly affected shoot length.
- Taxon
- Cucumis sativusCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- 60% concentration and soaking time of 1, 2, and 3 hourse1
- Outcome
- shoot lengthe1
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t0“Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“In the treatment with a 60% concentration and soaking time of 1, 2, and 3 hours, significant effects were observed on the parameters of MGT, vigor index, seed growth rate, and shoot length”
Claim · model-written summary
Priming with Spirulina platensis did not decrease cucumber seed germination.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- priming with Spirulina platensise1
- Outcome
- cucumber seed germinatione1
- Direction
- no decreasee1
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Verbatim
e1“the priming with Spirulina platensis exhibited no decrease in cucumber seed germination”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that priming with Spirulina platensis is not toxic to seedling growth.
- Taxon
- Cucumis sativusCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- priming treatment with Spirulina platensise1
- Outcome
- seedling growthe1
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber Seeds (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“priming treatment with Spirulina platensis is not toxic to seedling growth”
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