title: Effects of fungal metabolites on the germination of sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seeds.
abstract: The metabolites of some test fungi adversely affected the seed germination. The maximum reduction was caused by a culture filtrate of Penicillium citrinum followed by Fusarium moniliforme and F. equiseti, while the minimum was caused by Mucor sp. A gradual increase in effective metabolite production was observed by all the fungi up to 15 days.
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000378:metabolism; D010407:Penicillium / Q000378:metabolism; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D012639:Seeds / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity