Effects of some phenolic compounds on soybean seed germination and on seed-borne fungi

Studies were carried out on the effects of coumarin, ferulic acid and naringenin on soybean seed germination and on the growth of seed-borne fungi at concentrations of 50 and 100 mg.L-1. The compounds showed good inhibition of seed germination, especially at 50 mg.L-1, but little fungistatic activit...

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Main Authors: Flávia Tavares Colpas, Elizabeth Orika Ono, João Domingos Rodrigues, José Raimundo de Souza Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2003-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000200003