Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil
Seed priming with synthetic chemicals may be harmful to the environment and human health. Their replacement with bio-based compounds may overcome these concerns. In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of wood distillate (WD) in enhancing in vitro germination of crop plants using basil, chickpe...
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| author | Viviana Maresca Riccardo Fedeli Andrea Vannini Silvana Munzi Ana Corrêa Cristina Cruz Stefano Loppi |
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| description | Seed priming with synthetic chemicals may be harmful to the environment and human health. Their replacement with bio-based compounds may overcome these concerns. In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of wood distillate (WD) in enhancing in vitro germination of crop plants using basil, chickpea, and lettuce as case studies. Seeds of the three species were soaked for 24 h in 0.25% and 0.17% WD solutions and then left to germinate for 7 days at 20 °C in a dark germination chamber. Seed pre-treatment with 0.25% WD enhanced germination in all tested species, while 0.17% WD stimulated germination in lettuce and chickpea, but not in basil. For lettuce, 0.17% WD worked better than 0.25% WD. Radicle length of basil and chickpea increased following pre-treatment with 0.25% WD, while in lettuce, it increased after pre-treatment with 0.17% WD. Treating seeds with appropriate WD solutions is a potential strategy to improve germination of crop plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d49afceb7d74e0da034a318d0b272132024-01-29T13:43:16ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172024-01-0114263110.3390/app14020631Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and BasilViviana Maresca0Riccardo Fedeli1Andrea Vannini2Silvana Munzi3Ana Corrêa4Cristina Cruz5Stefano Loppi6Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyCentro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, PortugalCentre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisbon, PortugalDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalySeed priming with synthetic chemicals may be harmful to the environment and human health. Their replacement with bio-based compounds may overcome these concerns. In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of wood distillate (WD) in enhancing in vitro germination of crop plants using basil, chickpea, and lettuce as case studies. Seeds of the three species were soaked for 24 h in 0.25% and 0.17% WD solutions and then left to germinate for 7 days at 20 °C in a dark germination chamber. Seed pre-treatment with 0.25% WD enhanced germination in all tested species, while 0.17% WD stimulated germination in lettuce and chickpea, but not in basil. For lettuce, 0.17% WD worked better than 0.25% WD. Radicle length of basil and chickpea increased following pre-treatment with 0.25% WD, while in lettuce, it increased after pre-treatment with 0.17% WD. Treating seeds with appropriate WD solutions is a potential strategy to improve germination of crop plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/2/631bio-based fertilizersbiostimulantpyroligneous acidwood vinegarradicle lengthseed priming |
| spellingShingle | Viviana Maresca Riccardo Fedeli Andrea Vannini Silvana Munzi Ana Corrêa Cristina Cruz Stefano Loppi Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil Applied Sciences bio-based fertilizers biostimulant pyroligneous acid wood vinegar radicle length seed priming |
| title | Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil |
| title_full | Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil |
| title_fullStr | Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil |
| title_short | Wood Distillate Enhances Seed Germination of Chickpea, Lettuce, and Basil |
| title_sort | wood distillate enhances seed germination of chickpea lettuce and basil |
| topic | bio-based fertilizers biostimulant pyroligneous acid wood vinegar radicle length seed priming |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/2/631 |
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