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Table 2 Mean Germination Rate (MGR), Mean Germination Time (MGT), Germination Energy (GE), Speed of Emergence (SE), Coefficient of the Rate of Germination (CRG), and Time required for 50% germination (T50) of seeds treated with different concentrations of ADMBW BP (BP) and ADMBW BP OX (BP OX)

From: New insights into municipal biowaste derived products as promoters of seed germination and potential antifungal compounds for sustainable agriculture

mg L−1

Species

MGR

(seeds day−1)

MGT

(days)

GE

(%)

SE

(%)

CRG

(%)

T50

(days)

BP

BP OX

BP

BP OX

BP

BP OX

BP

BP OX

BP

BP OX

BP

BP OX

0

Cress

19.17 ± 0.36

19.17 ± 0.36a

1,08 ± 0,04

1,08 ± 0,04

91.67 ± 3.60c

91.67 ± 3.60b

91.67 ± 3.60b

91.67 ± 3.60

92.62 ± 3.15

92.62 ± 3.15

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.06 ± 0.32

7.06 ± 0.32a

2.26 ± 0.06

2.26 ± 0.06

60.00 ± 4.71b

60.00 ± 4.71b

77.98 ± 3.98a

77.98 ± 3.98b

44.30 ± 1.19

44.30 ± 1.19

2.57 ± 0.06

2.57 ± 0.06

Tomato

4.64 ± 0.22

4.64 ± 0.22a

3.63 ± 0.20

3.63 ± 0.20

66.67 ± 18.00a

66.67 ± 18.00a

17.07 ± 3.92a

17.07 ± 3.92a

27.80 ± 1.61

27.80 ± 1.61

3.44 ± 0.17

3.44 ± 0.17

1

Cress

20.00 ± 0.00

19.50 ± 0.24a

1.00 ± 0.00

1.05 ± 0.02

100.00 ± 0.00a

95.00 ± 2.36a

100.00 ± 0.00a

95.00 ± 2.36

100.00 ± 0.00

95.38 ± 2.14

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.67 ± 0.54

7.78 ± 0.74a

2.48 ± 0.12

2.07 ± 0.06

53.33 ± 7.20c

73.33 ± 7.20a

58.98 ± 6.19b

92.59 ± 6.05a

40.53 ± 1.88

48.33 ± 1.36

2.64 ± 0.12

2.50 ± 0.00

Tomato

4.06 ± 0.29

4.11 ± 0.12a

3,65 ± 0.18

3.29 ± 0.08

41.67 ± 13.61b

41.67 ± 6.80b

12.69 ± 4.26b

13.49 ± 2.59b

27.58 ± 1.44

30.50 ± 0.80

3.61 ± 0.18

3.46 ± 0.10

10

Cress

19.33 ± 0.36

19.33 ± 0.14a

1.05 ± 0.01

1.07 ± 0.01

95.00 ± 2.36b

93.33 ± 1.36a

96.58 ± 1.40a

93.33 ± 1.36

96.75 ± 1.33

93.80 ± 1.18

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.00 ± 0.57

7.33 ± 0.48a

2.43 ± 0.12

2.40 ± 0.03

53.33 ± 5.44c

56.67 ± 2.72b

66.27 ± 4.21b

68.25 ± 1.30c

41.38 ± 1.89

41.65 ± 0.50

2.70 ± 0.16

2.65 ± 0.06

Tomato

4.22 ± 0.39

3.47 ± 0.59a

3.70 ± 0.09

4.02 ± 0.17

66.67 ± 18.00a

25.00 ± 0.00c

7.12 ± 0.58c

8.81 ± 1.54c

27.11 ± 0.68

25.01 ± 1.08

3.85 ± 0.01

3.65 ± 0.06

100

Cress

19.67 ± 0.27

19.50 ± 0.24a

1.03 ± 0.03

1.05 ± 0.02

96.67 ± 2.72b

95.00 ± 2.36a

96.67 ± 2.72a

95.00 ± 2.36

96.97 ± 2.47

95.38 ± 2.14

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.67 ± 0.24

7.61 ± 0.75a

2.28 ± 0.06

2.39 ± 0.04

66.67 ± 2.72a

56.67 ± 9.81b

80.09 ± 3.09a

64.23 ± 6.45c

44.01 ± 1.26

41.85 ± 0.67

2.63 ± 0.06

2.56 ± 0.05

Tomato

4.19 ± 0.06

3.69 ± 0.40a

3.69 ± 0.11

3.38 ± 0.09

25.00 ± 0.00c

25.00 ± 0.00c

7.14 ± 0.00c

8.86 ± 0.96c

27.17 ± 0.82

29.67 ± 0.77

3.85 ± 0.00

3.65 ± 0.04

1000

Cress

19.00 ± 0.41

19.83 ± 0.14a

1.03 ± 0.01

1.02 ± 0.01

93.33 ± 1.36b

98.33 ± 1.36a

96.67 ± 1.36a

98.33 ± 1.36

96.83 ± 1.30

98.41 ± 1.30

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.89 ± 0.33

7.28 ± 0.92a

2.27 ± 0.08

2.31 ± 0.09

63.33 ± 7.20a

60.00 ± 8.16b

73.15 ± 7.89b

74.72 ± 5.28b

44.24 ± 1.52

43.51 ± 1.66

2.50 ± 0.00

2.60 ± 0.08

Tomato

3.86 ± 0.72

4.33 ± 0.20a

3.76 ± 0.08

3.59 ± 0.04

25.00 ± 0.00c

25.00 ± 0.00c

8.84 ± 2.24c

7.01 ± 0.28c

26.65 ± 0.55

27.90 ± 0.33

3.69 ± 0.11

3.72 ± 0.01

5000

Cress

19.67 ± 0.27

18.00 ± 0.41b

1.03 ± 0.03

1.07 ± 0.04

96.67 ± 2.72b

86.67 ± 1.36c

96.67 ± 2.72a

93.25 ± 3.59

96.97 ± 2.47

93.99 ± 3.10

1.00 ± 0.00

1.00 ± 0.00

Lettuce

7.56 ± 0.51

6.22 ± 0.09b

2.35 ± 0.06

2.33 ± 0.04

66.67 ± 2.72a

46.67 ± 2.72c

81.07 ± 4.54a

66.67 ± 3.89c

42.73 ± 1.13

42.89 ± 0.70

2.78 ± 0.04

2.50 ± 0.00

Tomato

3.83 ± 0.34

3.06 ± 0.33b

3.96 ± 0.03

3.99 ± 0.08

25.00 ± 0.00c

25.00 ± 0.00c

7.49 ± 0.68c

9.58 ± 1.28c

25.27 ± 0.22

25.11 ± 0.49

3.70 ± 0.03

3.62 ± 0.05

  1. Data (± standard error bar) about treatment performance are the means of three replicates. Letters indicate significant differences for each species according to Fisher’s LSD test (α = 0.05). The absence of letters indicates the lack of significant differences