Aqueous extract of coconut shell biochar as a pre-germination treatment increases seed germination and early seedling growth in chiltepín pepper (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum)

Since the fruit of the Capsicum annuum L. var. glabriusculum (Dunal) Heiser and Pickergil (chiltepín pepper) has a low germination rate, we sought to determine whether using an aqueous biochar extract could improve this. Germination tests were performed out in Petri dishes, using wild chiltepín pep...

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Main Authors: Mari C. LÓPEZ-PÉREZ, Antonio JUÁREZ-MALDONADO, Adalberto BENAVIDES-MENDOZA, Susana GONZÁLEZ-MORALES, Fabián PÉREZ-LABRADA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AcademicPres 2023-03-01
Series:Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
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Online Access:https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/13097