Impact of Verbesina sphaerocephala extracts on seed germination and seedling development of tomato and mung bean

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2025-06-30

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https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2025.82.2.13

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Seedling vigour, biostimulant, allelopathy, botanical extracts, capitaneja
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Vol. 82 No. 02 (2025): Indian Journal of Horticulture

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Copyright (c) 2025 Armando Rafael Hernández-Pérez, Sandra Fabiola Velasco-Ramírez, Rosalba Mireya Hernández-Herrera, Ana Cristina Ramírez-Anguiano, Alejandro Velasco-Ramírez, Ana Paulina Velasco-Ramírez

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  • Armando Rafael Hernández-Pérez Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (CUCBA), Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan- 45010, Mexico
  • Sandra Fabiola Velasco-Ramírez Departamento de Química, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara- 44430, Mexico
  • Rosalba Mireya Hernández-Herrera Departamento de Botánica y Zoología, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (CUCBA), Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan- 45010, Mexico
  • Ana Cristina Ramírez-Anguiano Departamento de Química, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías (CUCEI), Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara- 44430, Mexico
  • Alejandro Velasco-Ramírez Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (CUCBA), Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan- 45010, Mexico
  • Ana Paulina Velasco-Ramírez Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (CUCBA), Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan- 45010, Mexico

Abstract

Sustainable alternatives to herbicides, agrochemicals, and other synthetic molecules are imperative for the ecological sustainability in the line of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) goals. Natural aqueous extracts from different plant species are important sources of biomolecules that can be used to holistically manage crops by improving germination and plant development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the application of two aqueous extract preparations of Verbesina sphaerocephala on the germination and development of tomato and mung bean seedlings. Infusion and maceration extracts were prepared using V. sphaerocephala leaves at different concentrations (0.25, 0.75, and 1.5 g/l). The effects on seed germination and seedling development were evaluated under nursery conditions. The germination percentage of tomato seeds was significantly reduced following the application of all extracts, which was considered an allelopathic effect. The opposite results were observed in mung bean seeds. Seedling development also differed between species following extract application, although the development of certain agronomic variables, such as stem height, root length, and fresh weight, were favored in both in tomato and mung bean. From the study, it may be conclude that V. sphaerocephala extracts delay germination during the first three days of tomato growth, however, they promote optimum seedling development both in tomato and mung bean.

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Hernández-Pérez, A. R., Velasco-Ramírez, S. F., Hernández-Herrera, R. M., Ramírez-Anguiano, A. C., Velasco-Ramírez, A., & Velasco-Ramírez, A. P. (2025). Impact of Verbesina sphaerocephala extracts on seed germination and seedling development of tomato and mung bean. Indian Journal of Horticulture, 82(02), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.58993/ijh/2025.82.2.13

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