Abstract
Modern agriculture requires effective and sustainable tools to enhance crop performance while minimizing the environmental impact. In this context, the application of fungal-derived bioactive compounds directly onto seeds represents a promising alternative. In this study, tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) were subjected to mycopriming treatment using two fungal extracts obtained from the mycelium and culture filtrate of Talaromyces ruber. Two independent greenhouse trials were conducted to assess germination dynamics, morphometric traits, and physiological parameters (chlorophyll content, flavonol index, and anthocyanin index). Although germination rates were not significantly affected, root development was consistently enhanced by the treatments compared with the control group in both experiments. In contrast, no clear improvement was observed in shoot growth or leaf physiological parameters. Overall, the application of T. ruber extracts via seed priming proved to be a feasible strategy to stimulate early-stage root development in tomatoes, potentially contributing to improved seedling vigor and agronomic performance. These findings support the potential use of fungal extracts as practical tools for improving seedling quality in commercial nursery production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fungal-extract priming did not significantly alter tomato germination rates.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- mycopriming treatment using two fungal extractse1
- Outcome
- germination ratese0
- Direction
- not significantly affectede0
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Verbatim
e0“Although germination rates were not significantly affected”
e1“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) were subjected to mycopriming treatment using two fungal extracts obtained from the mycelium and culture filtrate of Talaromyces ruber”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal-extract priming enhanced tomato root development relative to controls in both trials.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- mycopriming treatment using two fungal extractse1
- Outcome
- root developmente0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- control groupe0
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Verbatim
e0“root development was consistently enhanced by the treatments compared with the control group in both experiments”
e1“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) were subjected to mycopriming treatment using two fungal extracts obtained from the mycelium and culture filtrate of Talaromyces ruber”
Claim · model-written summary
Fungal-extract priming showed no clear improvement in shoot growth or leaf physiological parameters.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- mycopriming treatment using two fungal extractse1
- Outcome
- shoot growth or leaf physiological parameterse0
- Direction
- no clear improvemente0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“no clear improvement was observed in shoot growth or leaf physiological parameters”
e1“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum) were subjected to mycopriming treatment using two fungal extracts obtained from the mycelium and culture filtrate of Talaromyces ruber”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors support fungal extracts as tools for commercial nursery seedling quality.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Outcome
- potential use of fungal extracts as practical tools for improving seedling quality in commercial nursery productione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“These findings support the potential use of fungal extracts as practical tools for improving seedling quality in commercial nursery production”
e1“tomato seeds (Solanum lycopersicum)”
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