Abstract
The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth. A group of squash seeds was sown in pots and irrigated with aqueous extract concentrations until the germination stage, while another group of seeds was maintained for three weeks under the same treatments until the seedling stage. Treating seeds with aqueous extract of Acacia resulted in a significant decrease in the percentage of germination (GP) and the germination rate (GR) of the seeds. The aqueous extract of Eucalyptus also led to a slight decrease in the GR, while no effect was observed when the aqueous extract of Casuarina was used. Treatment of seedling, on the other hand, with an aqueous extract of all windbreak types decreased all of the seedling growth parameters, fresh and dry weight (FW and DW), water content (WC), length of petioles (LP), number of buds (NB) and number of leaves (NL). The three windbreak trees induced an allelopathic effect on squash seedling growth in particular, more than the squash seed germination, but at different degrees. Acacia extract resulted in the highest effect, while Eucalyptus and Casurina resulted in intermediate and low inhibitory effects respectively. In all three windbreaks, the inhibitory effect of the extract on the seed germination and seedling growth increased as the extract concentration increased from 0 to 100 g.L-1.
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Claim · model-written summary
Acacia leaf aqueous extract significantly decreased squash seed germination percentage and germination rate.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e2“Treating seeds with aqueous extract of Acacia resulted in a significant decrease in the percentage of germination (GP) and the germination rate (GR) of the seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Eucalyptus leaf aqueous extract slightly decreased squash germination rate.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e3“The aqueous extract of Eucalyptus also led to a slight decrease in the GR, while no effect was observed when the aqueous extract of Casuarina was used”
Claim · model-written summary
Casuarina leaf aqueous extract had no effect on squash seed germination.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e3“The aqueous extract of Eucalyptus also led to a slight decrease in the GR, while no effect was observed when the aqueous extract of Casuarina was used”
Claim · model-written summary
Aqueous extracts of all windbreak types decreased squash seedling fresh weight, dry weight and water content.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e4“Treatment of seedling, on the other hand, with an aqueous extract of all windbreak types decreased all of the seedling growth parameters, fresh and dry weight (FW and DW), water content (WC), length of petioles (LP), number of buds (NB) and number of leaves (NL)”
Claim · model-written summary
Aqueous extracts of all windbreak types decreased squash seedling petiole length, bud number and leaf number.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e4“Treatment of seedling, on the other hand, with an aqueous extract of all windbreak types decreased all of the seedling growth parameters, fresh and dry weight (FW and DW), water content (WC), length of petioles (LP), number of buds (NB) and number of leaves (NL)”
Claim · model-written summary
The three windbreak trees induced a stronger allelopathic effect on squash seedling growth than on squash seed germination.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e5“The three windbreak trees induced an allelopathic effect on squash seedling growth in particular, more than the squash seed germination, but at different degrees”
Claim · model-written summary
Acacia extract had the highest inhibitory effect among the three windbreak extracts.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e6“Acacia extract resulted in the highest effect, while Eucalyptus and Casurina resulted in intermediate and low inhibitory effects respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Eucalyptus leaf extract had an intermediate inhibitory effect.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e6“Acacia extract resulted in the highest effect, while Eucalyptus and Casurina resulted in intermediate and low inhibitory effects respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Casuarina leaf extract had a low inhibitory effect.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e6“Acacia extract resulted in the highest effect, while Eucalyptus and Casurina resulted in intermediate and low inhibitory effects respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The inhibitory effect of windbreak extracts on squash germination and seedling growth increased with extract concentration from 0 to 100 g.L-1 in all three windbreaks.
Verbatim
e0“The effects of aqueous leaves extract of three types of windbreak trees, Acacia, Casuarina, and Eucalyptus, were tested at 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g.L-1 for their effect on squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seed germination and seedling growth”
e7“In all three windbreaks, the inhibitory effect of the extract on the seed germination and seedling growth increased as the extract concentration increased from 0 to 100 g.L-1”
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