Abstract
HIGHER plants produce many phytochemical constituents that not only play a pivotal role in plants producing them, but also affect their neighboring plant communities. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of fenugreek seed extract on the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings. The allelochemical components of fenugreek seed extract were analysed and confirmed the abundance of vanillic, syringic, 4-hydroxycinnamic, sinapic, caffeic, salicylic and p-hydroxybenzoic, ferulic acids as well as coumarin. Fenugreek seed extract up to 1.0 % (w/v) efficiently enhanced the growth as well as the chlorophyll content of faba bean and maize seedlings. Furthermore, elevated levels of the amylolytic and proteolytic activities under these concentrations of fenugreek treatments were associated with a marked accumulation of soluble sugars and proteins. Moreover, the potentiality of fenugreek treatments to accumulate phenolic and flavonoid was associated with stimulation in the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase as well as a marked enhancement in total antioxidant capacity which would improve the plant antioxidant status. Concerning the membrane integrity, fenugreek treatments caused a pronounced retardation in both MDA and H2O2 content. Our results elucidated the effect of fenugreek seed extract on the growth and some physiological behaviors of both faba bean and maize seedlings.
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Vanillic, syringic and 4-hydroxycinnamic acids were confirmed as abundant allelochemicals in fenugreek seed extract.
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e1“The allelochemical components of fenugreek seed extract were analysed and confirmed the abundance of vanillic, syringic, 4-hydroxycinnamic, sinapic, caffeic, salicylic and p-hydroxybenzoic, ferulic acids as well as coumarin”
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Sinapic, caffeic and salicylic acids were confirmed as abundant allelochemicals in fenugreek seed extract.
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e1“The allelochemical components of fenugreek seed extract were analysed and confirmed the abundance of vanillic, syringic, 4-hydroxycinnamic, sinapic, caffeic, salicylic and p-hydroxybenzoic, ferulic acids as well as coumarin”
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p-Hydroxybenzoic and ferulic acids and coumarin were confirmed as abundant allelochemicals in fenugreek seed extract.
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e1“The allelochemical components of fenugreek seed extract were analysed and confirmed the abundance of vanillic, syringic, 4-hydroxycinnamic, sinapic, caffeic, salicylic and p-hydroxybenzoic, ferulic acids as well as coumarin”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek seed extract up to 1.0% (w/v) enhanced the growth and chlorophyll content of faba bean and maize seedlings.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)
Vicia faba
Zea mayse5 - Treatment
- Fenugreek seed extract up to 1.0 % (w/v)e2
- Outcome
- growth as well as the chlorophyll contente2
- Direction
- enhancede2
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e2“Fenugreek seed extract up to 1.0 % (w/v) efficiently enhanced the growth as well as the chlorophyll content of faba bean and maize seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Elevated amylolytic and proteolytic activities occurred under the fenugreek treatments.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse3
- Outcome
- amylolytic and proteolytic activitiese3
- Direction
- elevated levelse3
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e3“elevated levels of the amylolytic and proteolytic activities under these concentrations of fenugreek treatments were associated with a marked accumulation of soluble sugars and proteins”
Claim · model-written summary
Under the fenugreek treatments, a marked accumulation of soluble sugars and proteins was associated with the elevated enzyme activities.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse3
- Outcome
- soluble sugars and proteinse3
- Direction
- marked accumulatione3
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e3“elevated levels of the amylolytic and proteolytic activities under these concentrations of fenugreek treatments were associated with a marked accumulation of soluble sugars and proteins”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek treatments were associated with accumulation of phenolic and flavonoid compounds.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse4
- Outcome
- phenolic and flavonoide4
- Direction
- to accumulatee4
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e4“the potentiality of fenugreek treatments to accumulate phenolic and flavonoid was associated with stimulation in the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase as well as a marked enhancement in total antioxidant capacity which would improve the plant antioxidant status”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek treatments stimulated the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse4
- Outcome
- activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidasee4
- Direction
- stimulatione4
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t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e4“the potentiality of fenugreek treatments to accumulate phenolic and flavonoid was associated with stimulation in the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase as well as a marked enhancement in total antioxidant capacity which would improve the plant antioxidant status”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek treatments produced a marked enhancement in total antioxidant capacity.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse4
- Outcome
- total antioxidant capacitye4
- Direction
- marked enhancemente4
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e4“the potentiality of fenugreek treatments to accumulate phenolic and flavonoid was associated with stimulation in the activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase as well as a marked enhancement in total antioxidant capacity which would improve the plant antioxidant status”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek treatments caused a pronounced retardation in MDA and H2O2 content.
- Taxon
- faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays)Vicia fabaZea mayse5
- Treatment
- fenugreek treatmentse6
- Outcome
- MDA and H2O2 contente6
- Direction
- pronounced retardatione6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Fenugreek Seed Extract”
e5“the growth of faba bean (Vicia faba) and maize (Zea mays) seedlings”
e6“Concerning the membrane integrity, fenugreek treatments caused a pronounced retardation in both MDA and H2O2 content”
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