Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the synergistic effects of sodium azide (SA) and ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) on morphological traits, flowering, and fruiting characteristics of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). The morphological parameters of okra seedlings, including germination percentage, seedling length, seed vigor index, leaf area, and survival percentage, which were assessed after 30 days of growth under different mutagenic treatments. The results indicated significant decrease in germination percentage, seedling length, seed vigor index, leaf area, and survival percentage with increasing concentrations of SA and EMS. The reproductive characteristics of okra plants, such as the number of flowers, duration from sowing to flowering, duration from flowering to fruiting, number of fruits, fruit length, and fruit weight, were also influenced by mutagenic treatments. Higher concentrations of mutagens led to increased flower and fruit production but resulted in shorter, lighter fruits with fewer seeds. Conversely, lower concentrations of mutagens produced larger fruits with more seeds.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing concentrations of SA and EMS significantly decreased germination percentage, seedling length and seed vigor index in okra seedlings.
- Taxon
- okra
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Abelmoschus esculentust0 - Treatment
- increasing concentrations of SA and EMSe1
- Outcome
- germination percentage, seedling length, seed vigor indexe1
- Direction
- decreasee1
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e1“The results indicated significant decrease in germination percentage, seedling length, seed vigor index, leaf area, and survival percentage with increasing concentrations of SA and EMS”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing concentrations of SA and EMS significantly decreased leaf area and survival percentage in okra seedlings.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- increasing concentrations of SA and EMSe1
- Outcome
- leaf area, and survival percentagee1
- Direction
- decreasee1
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e1“The results indicated significant decrease in germination percentage, seedling length, seed vigor index, leaf area, and survival percentage with increasing concentrations of SA and EMS”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher concentrations of mutagens increased flower and fruit production in okra.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- Higher concentrations of mutagense2
- Outcome
- flower and fruit productione2
- Direction
- increasede2
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e2“Higher concentrations of mutagens led to increased flower and fruit production”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher concentrations of mutagens produced shorter, lighter fruits in okra.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- Higher concentrations of mutagense2
- Outcome
- fruit length, and fruit weighte4
- Direction
- shorter, lightere3
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e2“Higher concentrations of mutagens led to increased flower and fruit production”
e3“resulted in shorter, lighter fruits with fewer seeds”
e4“The reproductive characteristics of okra plants, such as the number of flowers, duration from sowing to flowering, duration from flowering to fruiting, number of fruits, fruit length, and fruit weight, were also influenced by mutagenic treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher concentrations of mutagens resulted in fewer seeds in okra fruits.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- Higher concentrations of mutagense2
- Outcome
- seedse3
- Direction
- fewere3
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e2“Higher concentrations of mutagens led to increased flower and fruit production”
e3“resulted in shorter, lighter fruits with fewer seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Lower concentrations of mutagens produced larger fruits in okra.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- lower concentrations of mutagense5
- Outcome
- fruitse5
- Direction
- largere5
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e5“Conversely, lower concentrations of mutagens produced larger fruits with more seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Lower concentrations of mutagens produced more seeds in okra fruits.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- lower concentrations of mutagense5
- Outcome
- seedse5
- Direction
- moree5
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Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e5“Conversely, lower concentrations of mutagens produced larger fruits with more seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Mutagenic treatments influenced flower number, duration from sowing to flowering and duration from flowering to fruiting in okra; the direction is not stated.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- mutagenic treatmentse4
- Outcome
- number of flowers, duration from sowing to flowering, duration from flowering to fruitinge4
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“okra seedlings”
e4“The reproductive characteristics of okra plants, such as the number of flowers, duration from sowing to flowering, duration from flowering to fruiting, number of fruits, fruit length, and fruit weight, were also influenced by mutagenic treatments”
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