Effects of fungal metabolites on the germination of sweet fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) seeds.
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.
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