Abstract
In recent years, seaweed has gained increasing attention for its biostimulatory properties, offering sustainable alternatives to synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. This study evaluated the biostimulant potential of the alien brown alga Sargassum muticum on seed germination and the growth of radish plants (Raphanus sativus L.) through in vitro assays and greenhouse experiments under natural conditions. Two eco-friendly extracts (hot and cold) were prepared and applied at different concentrations. Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%) significantly enhanced seed germination and early seedling growth, notably stem length and fresh biomass. Under greenhouse conditions, treated plants showed increased total height, leaf development, fresh weight, and calcium content, with the most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%). These findings highlight the strong biostimulant potential of S. muticum and support its use as a natural biofertilizer for sustainable agriculture.
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Claim · model-written summary
Low seaweed extract concentrations enhanced radish seed germination.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)
Raphanus sativust0 - Treatment
- Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%)e0
- Outcome
- seed germinatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Verbatim
e0“Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%) significantly enhanced seed germination and early seedling growth, notably stem length and fresh biomass.”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Low seaweed extract concentrations enhanced radish stem length.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%)e0
- Outcome
- stem lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%) significantly enhanced seed germination and early seedling growth, notably stem length and fresh biomass.”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Low seaweed extract concentrations enhanced radish fresh biomass.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%)e0
- Outcome
- fresh biomasse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Low extract concentrations (10% and 20%) significantly enhanced seed germination and early seedling growth, notably stem length and fresh biomass.”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated radish showed increased total height in greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- treated plantse0
- Outcome
- total heighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%)e0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under greenhouse conditions, treated plants showed increased total height, leaf development, fresh weight, and calcium content, with the most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%).”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated radish showed increased leaf development in greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- treated plantse0
- Outcome
- leaf developmente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%)e0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under greenhouse conditions, treated plants showed increased total height, leaf development, fresh weight, and calcium content, with the most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%).”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated radish showed increased fresh weight in greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- treated plantse0
- Outcome
- fresh weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%)e0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under greenhouse conditions, treated plants showed increased total height, leaf development, fresh weight, and calcium content, with the most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%).”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated radish showed increased calcium content in greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)Raphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- treated plantse0
- Outcome
- calcium contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%)e0
- Setting
- greenhouse conditionse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Under greenhouse conditions, treated plants showed increased total height, leaf development, fresh weight, and calcium content, with the most pronounced effects observed with the high-concentration cold extract (7%).”
t0“Germination and Growth of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.)”
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