Abstract
Primed, pregerminated, or nontreated seeds of bell pepper (Capsicum annum L.) `Early California Wonder' were grown in controlled conditions for 14 days in glass tubes containing a gel medium. The number of basal roots (one per plant), lateral roots (one per plant), and taproot length (64 mm) did not differ between seed treatments 14 days after seeding. Roots of seedlings from nontreated seeds weighed more than seedlings from primed seeds, and the seedlings had smaller shoot: root ratios than those from pregerminated or primed seeds. Seedlings from pregerminated seeds had heavier and taller shoots than seedlings from nontreated or primed seeds. Taproot length from 1 to 6 days after radicle protrusion increased linearly for all seed treatments. Seedlings from pregerminated seeds initially had longer taproots but had slower linear taproot growth up to 6 days after seeding than seedlings from nontreated or primed seeds.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Basal and lateral root numbers and taproot length did not differ among seed treatments at day 14.
Verbatim
e0“The number of basal roots (one per plant), lateral roots (one per plant), and taproot length (64 mm) did not differ between seed treatments 14 days after seeding”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedlings from untreated seeds had greater root weight than those from primed seeds.
Verbatim
e0“Roots of seedlings from nontreated seeds weighed more than seedlings from primed seeds”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Untreated seedlings had smaller shoot to root ratios than pregerminated or primed seedlings.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Outcome
- shoot: root ratiose0
- Direction
- smallere0
- Comparator
- pregerminated or primed seedse0
Not reportedTreatment
Verbatim
e0“the seedlings had smaller shoot: root ratios than those from pregerminated or primed seeds”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Pregerminated seedlings had heavier and taller shoots than untreated or primed seedlings.
Verbatim
e0“Seedlings from pregerminated seeds had heavier and taller shoots than seedlings from nontreated or primed seeds”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Taproot length increased linearly from days 1 to 6 after radicle protrusion under every treatment.
Verbatim
e0“Taproot length from 1 to 6 days after radicle protrusion increased linearly for all seed treatments”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Pregerminated seedlings initially had longer taproots.
Verbatim
e0“Seedlings from pregerminated seeds initially had longer taproots”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Pregerminated seedlings had slower linear taproot growth through day 6 than untreated or primed seedlings.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Outcome
- linear taproot growthe0
- Direction
- slowere0
- Qualifier
- up to 6 days after seedinge0
- Comparator
- nontreated or primed seedse0
Not reportedTreatment
Verbatim
e0“had slower linear taproot growth up to 6 days after seeding than seedlings from nontreated or primed seeds”
t0“Seedling Root Morphology and Shoot Growth after Seed Priming or Pregermination of Bell Pepper”
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