Abstract
A pot experiment was carried out on Murraya exotica (L.) Jack plants grown in a semi shaded place at the nursery of Al-Zohriya Garden, Horticultural Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt during 2018 and 2019 seasons, to study the effect of foliar spray with natural extracts on vegetative growth and chemical composition of Murraya plant. The aim of the study is using natural extracts as an alternative for chemical fertilizers to reduce the pollution problems caused by these fertilizers to the environment, to reduce production costs, to determine the best fertilization treatments for hastening growth of Murraya plants with high-quality characteristics for local production and export. Therefore, two aqueous extracts of cabbage leaves and fenugreek seeds, were evaluated for their ability as bio-stimulants for the fertilization of Murraya plants with different concentrations (0, 25, 50 and 75%), for each. The obtained results indicated that the highest values were recorded for all vegetative and root growth traits (plant length, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant, root length, as well as vegetative and root growth fresh and dry weights) in plants were sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration compared to the control plants in both seasons. While the highest values for all flowering traits (number of flowers/ inflorescence, flower diameter and flower fresh and dry weights) were recorded in plants sprayed with cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentration compared to the control plants in both seasons. The same trend was also observed with regard to the chemical components in the leaves, where the highest values for the leaf contents of photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophylls and carotenoids), the percentages of total carbohydrates, N and K, as well as total phenols and total flavonoids were recorded by plants sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration , while the highest values of the percentage of P in the leaves were recorded by plants sprayed with the cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentration. Accordingly, foliar spraying of Murraya exotica plant with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% level, once every three weeks during the growing season, as an alternative to chemical fertilizers can be recommended to obtain the fastest growth and high quality for local production and export.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek seed extract at 50% gave the highest vegetative and root growth traits versus control in both seasons.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) Jack
Murraya exoticat0 - Treatment
- fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- vegetative and root growth traitse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- in both seasonse0
- Comparator
- control plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values were recorded for all vegetative and root growth traits (plant length, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant, root length, as well as vegetative and root growth fresh and dry weights) in plants were sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration compared to the control plants in both seasons.”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Cabbage leaf extract at 50% gave the highest flowering traits versus control in both seasons.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) JackMurraya exoticat0
- Treatment
- cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- flowering traitse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- in both seasonse0
- Comparator
- control plantse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values for all flowering traits (number of flowers/ inflorescence, flower diameter and flower fresh and dry weights) were recorded in plants sprayed with cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentration compared to the control plants in both seasons.”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek extract at 50% maximized leaf chlorophyll and carotenoids.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) JackMurraya exoticat0
- Treatment
- fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- leaf contents of photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophylls and carotenoids)e0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values for the leaf contents of photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophylls and carotenoids), the percentages of total carbohydrates, N and K, as well as total phenols and total flavonoids were recorded by plants sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek extract at 50% maximized leaf carbohydrates, nitrogen, and potassium.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) JackMurraya exoticat0
- Treatment
- fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- percentages of total carbohydrates, N and Ke0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values for the leaf contents of photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophylls and carotenoids), the percentages of total carbohydrates, N and K, as well as total phenols and total flavonoids were recorded by plants sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Fenugreek extract at 50% maximized total phenols and flavonoids in leaves.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) JackMurraya exoticat0
- Treatment
- fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- total phenols and total flavonoidse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values for the leaf contents of photosynthetic pigments (total chlorophylls and carotenoids), the percentages of total carbohydrates, N and K, as well as total phenols and total flavonoids were recorded by plants sprayed with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% concentration”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
Cabbage leaf extract at 50% maximized leaf phosphorus percentage.
- Taxon
- Murraya exotica (L.) JackMurraya exoticat0
- Treatment
- cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentratione0
- Outcome
- percentage of P in the leavese0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest values of the percentage of P in the leaves were recorded by plants sprayed with the cabbage leaves extract at 50% concentration.”
t0“Murraya exotica (L.) Jack Plant”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 50% fenugreek seed extract every three weeks for rapid growth and high quality.
- Taxon
- Murraya exoticaMurraya exoticae0
- Treatment
- fenugreek seeds extract at 50% levele0
- Outcome
- foliar spraying of Murraya exotica plant with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% levele0
- Qualifier
- once every three weeks during the growing seasone0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar spraying of Murraya exotica plant with fenugreek seeds extract at 50% level, once every three weeks during the growing season, as an alternative to chemical fertilizers can be recommended to obtain the fastest growth and high quality for local production and export.”