Rocz. AR Pozn. CCCLXXXIII, Ogrodn. 41: 631-636
© Wydawnictwo Akademii Rolniczej im. Augusta Cieszkowskiego w Poznaniu, Poznań 2007 PL ISSN 0137-1738
DOROTA SZOPIŃSKA, HANNA DORNA, KRYSTYNA TYLKOWSKA
THE EFFECTS OF GRAPEFRUIT EXTRACT
ON GERMINATION, VIGOUR AND HEALTH OF CABBAGE, ONION AND ZINNIA SEEDS
From Department of Horticultural Seed Science and Technology August Cieszkowski Agricultural University of Poznań
ABSTRACT. Cabbage, onion, and zinnia seeds were soaked in Biosept 33 SL (a.i. grapefruit extract 33%) solutions at concentrations of 0.05 and 0.25%. Sarfun T 65 DS was applied as a chemical control agent. Biosept 33 SL improved germination capacity of cabbage and onion seeds at 10°C and accelerated germination of cabbage seeds at 10 and 20°C. In most cases, the preparation controlled fungi on seeds of the examined species as effectively as the fungicide used or even to a larger extent. The results showed that fungicides used for pre-sowing treatments of cabbage and onion seeds could be replaced by Biosept 33 SL.
Key words: Biosept 33 SL, grapefruit extract, cabbage seeds, onion seeds, zinnia seeds,
seed treatment
Introduction
Seeds infested with pathogenic fungi are often the main source of plant diseases. Al-
ternaria brassicicola (Schw.) Wilts. and Fusarium spp. have been recorded as seed-
borne pathogens of cabbage, Botrytis aclada Fresen. (syn. B. allii Munn), B. cinerea
Pers. ex. Fr. and Fusarium spp. as seed-borne pathogens of onion, whereas Alternaria
zinniae M. B. Ellis and B. cinerea Pers. ex Pers. as seed-borne pathogens of zinnia
(Richardson 1990). Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler is a very common cosmopolitan
species, which being a facultative parasite, may quickly change itself into a pathogenic
one and accelerate the occurrence and intensity of disease on certain plants (Kwaśna
1992). A. alternata and A. brassicicola cause dark leaf spot in cultivated brassicas
world-wide (Tylkowska et al. 2004). B. aclada and B. cinerea cause grey mould and
neck rot of onion bulbs (Tylkowska and Dorna 2001). A. zinniae causes Alternaria
blight in zinnia whereas B. cinerea – grey mould (Richardson 1990).
Seeds are commonly treated with chemicals. The use of plant origin preparations, instead of fungicides, to control seed-borne pathogenic fungi seems an attractive alter- native, especially for organic farming. It was proved that extract from grapefruit seeds included many microbial inhibitory compounds (Liu et al. 1990, Angioni et al. 1998,
Niedworok 2000).The aim of the study was to determine the effects of grapefruit extract on germina- tion, vigour and health of cabbage, onion and zinnia seeds.
Materials and methods
Seeds of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) cv. ‘Brunświcka’, onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. ‘Sochaczewska’ and zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq.) cv. ‘Orys’ were obtained from Seed Company CNOS in Poznań.
Plant origin preparation Biosept 33 SL (a.i. grapefruit extract 33%), produced by Cintamani, Poland, was applied in the experiment. Sarfun T 65 DS (a.i. 20% carben- dazim and 45% thiram) was used as a fungicide control. Seeds were soaked in 0.05 and 0.25% Biosept 33 SL solution for 30 min or were treated with the fungicide at dosages:
3 g per 1 kg of cabbage seeds or 5 g per 1 kg of onion and zinnia seeds. Seed germina- tion tests were performed according to the International Rules for Seed Testing (1999) at 10 and 20°C. Seed vigour was described by means of T
1(time to 1% of the total number of germinating seeds) and T
50(time to 50% of the total number of germi- nating seeds) values (Dorna et al. 2005 b). Deep-freezing blotter test was applied to evaluate the health of cabbage and zinnia seeds, whereas agar test for onion seeds (Tylkowska and Dorna 2000). Seed health was evaluated at 20°C.
Results and discussion
Treating cabbage and onion seeds with Biosept 33 SL and Sarfun T 65 DS signifi- cantly improved their germination capacity and decreased the number of diseased seed- lings and dead seeds at 10°C. Biosept 33 SL at higher concentration and the fungicide increased also germination capacity of onion seeds at 20°C. In general, considerably lower number of diseased seedlings was observed at 20°C after Biosept 33 SL and fun- gicide treatments of cabbage and onion seeds (Table 1). Neither Biosept 33 SL nor the fungicide improved germination capacity of zinnia seeds. The effect of Biosept 33 SL treatments on the incidence of diseased seedlings and dead seeds was differentiated in the latter species (tab. 1). Soaking cabbage seeds in Biosept 33 SL solutions accelerated their germination at 10 and 20°C. In general, the preparation had no effect on onion seed vigour, but influenced negatively this parameter for zinnia seeds at 20°C (Tab. 2).
All treatments improved seed health of the species examined. Biosept 33 SL con-
trolled growth of A. alternata and A. brassicicola to a larger extent than Sarfun T 65
DS. In case of A. zinniae on zinnia seeds and B. aclada and B. cinerea on onion seeds,
the preparation was as effective as the fungicide. Biosept 33 SL decreased the incidence
of Fusarium spp. on cabbage and onion seeds, however was not effective against these
Table 1 Effects of cabbage, onion and zinnia seed treatment on their germination at 10 and 20°C Wpływ sposobu traktowania na kiełkowanie nasion kapusty, cebuli i cynii w temperaturze
10 i 20°C
10°C 20°C Seed
treatment Sposób traktowania
nasion
germination capacity zdolność kiełkowania
(%)
diseased seedlings siewki porażone (%)
dead seeds nasiona martwe
(%)
germination capacity zdolność kiełkowania
(%)
diseased seedlings
siewki porażone (%)
dead seeds nasiona martwe
(%) Cabbage – Kapusta
C1) 58.0 b* 13.3 a 4.3 a 63.3 b 22.7 a 4.0 a
F I2) 89.0 a 6.7 b 0.7 b 75.0 a 10.3 b 1.7 ab
B I3) 90.0 a 0.3 b 1.0 b 72.0 ab 13.7 b 2.0 ab
B II4) 91.3 a 2.3 b 1.0 b 67.0 ab 14.7 ab 0 b
Onion – Cebula
C 31.3 c 11.0 a 13.7 a 74.3 b 13.3 a 4.0 a
F II5) 55.7 b 4.0 b 0 c 88.7 a 3.0 c 1.3 b
B I 55.3 b 4.3 b 3.3 b 81.0 b 6.0 b 4.0 a
B II 77.7 a 0.3 c 3.0 b 87.7 a 2.0 c 2.7 ab
Zinnia – Cynia
C 5.3 a 7.3 bc 48.0 a 20.3 bc 53.0 a 20.0 b
F II 6.3 a 4.3 c 4.0 d 29.3 ab 26.7 c 1.0 c
B I 2.3 b 11.7 a 24.0 b 14.7 c 55.0 a 27.3 ab
B II 3.3 a 10.3 ab 10.3 c 21.7 abc 33.0 b 31.3 a
1)Control, 2)Sarfun T 65 DS 3 g/kg seeds, 3)Biosept 33 SL at 0.05% concentration, 4)Biosept 33 SL at 0.25% concentration, 5)Sarfun T 65 DS 5 g/kg seeds.
*For each species values in columns followed by the same letters are not significantly differ- ent according to Duncan’s multiple new range test (α = 0.05).
1)Kontrola, 2)Sarfun T 65 DS 3 g/kg nasion, 3)Biosept 33 SL w stężeniu 0,05%, 4)Biosept 33 SL w stężeniu 0,25%, 5)Sarfun T 65 DS 5 g/kg nasion.
*Dla każdego gatunku, wartości w kolumnach oznaczone tymi samymi literami nie różnią się istotnie według testu Duncana (α = 0,05).
fungi on zinnia seeds (tab. 3). Dorna et al. (2004) found that Citrosept, plant origin preparation based on grapefruit extract, controlled fungi on onion seeds as effectively as fungicides applied, but had no effect on germination and vigour of onion seeds. It has been also reported that this preparation inhibited the growth of several fungi, isolated from cabbage, carrot and onion seeds, among them: A. alternata, A. brassicicola, B. aclada, B. cinerea, Fusarium avenaceum and F. oxysporum (Dorna et al. 2005 a).
The antifungal activity of grapefruit extract has been confirmed previously (Orlikowski
2001, Orlikowski and Skrzypczak 2001).
Table 2 Effects of cabbage, onion and zinnia seed treatment on their vigour at 10 and 20°C Wpływ sposobu traktowania na wigor nasion kapusty, cebuli i cynii w temperaturze 10 i 20°C
10°C 20°C Seed
treatment Sposób traktowania
nasion
T1 6)
(days) (dni)
T507)
(days) (dni)
T1
(days) (dni)
T50
(days) (dni) Cabbage – Kapusta
C1) 3.96 a* 4.53 a 1.17 a 1.68 a
F I2) 3.08 b 4.12 b 1.04 ab 1.48 b
B I3) 2.14 d 3.63 c 0.98 ab 1.24 c
B II4) 2.50 c 3.74 c 1.15 a 1.44 bc
Onion – Cebula
C 2.71 a 4.91 a 1.50 a 2.33 a
F II5) 2.41 a 4.77 ab 1.43 a 2.46 a
B I 2.81 a 4.54 b 1.54 a 2.46 a
B II 2.60 a 4.69 ab 1.40 a 2.34 a
Zinnia – Cynia
C 2.77 ab 5.58 b 0.88 a 1.80 c
F II 2.97 a 6.56 a 0.74 ab 2.58 a
B I 1.74 bcd 4.96 c 0.62 ab 2.16 b
B II 1.44 cd 5.13 bc 0.61 ab 2.48 a
6)time to 1% of the total number of germinating seeds, 7)time to 50% of the total number of germinating seeds.
For other explanations: see Table 1.
6)czas potrzebny do wykiełkowania 1% z ogólnej liczby kiełkujących nasion, 7)czas potrzebny do wykiełkowania 50% z ogólnej liczby kiełkujących nasion.
Pozostałe objaśnienia: patrz tabela 1.
The results obtained suggest that Biosept 33 SL can replace fungicides in pre- sowing treatments of cabbage and onion seeds.
Conclusions
1. Grapefruit extract significantly improved germination capacity of cabbage and on- ion seeds at 10°C and accelerated germination of cabbage seeds at 10 and 20°C.
2. The preparation effectively controlled most of the pathogenic fungi occurring on
cabbage, onion and zinnia seeds.
Table 3 Effects of cabbage, onion and zinnia seed treatment on their health
Wpływ sposobu traktowania na zdrowotność nasion kapusty, cebuli i cynii
Species Gatunek
Seed treatment
Sposób traktowania
nasion
The percentage of seeds infested with Odsetek nasion opanowanych przez
Alternaria alternata Alternaria brassicicola Fusarium spp.
C1) 96.5 a* 77.0 a 8.0 a
F I2) 50.5 b 37.5 b 0 b
B I3) 4.0 c 2.0 c 0.5 b
Cabbage Kapusta
B II4) 2.5 c 1.5 c 0 b
Botrytis aclada Botrytis cinerea Fusarium spp.
C 21.5 a 6.0 a 1.0 a
F II5) 1.5 b 0 b 0 b
B I 6.0 b 0 b 0 b
Onion Cebula
B II 4.0 b 0 b 0 b
Alternaria zinniae Botrytis cinerea Fusarium spp.
C 54.0 a 6.5 a 37.0 a
F II 38.0 bc 0 c 2.0 b
B I 43.5 b 3.5 b 37.5 a
Zinnia Cynia
B II 31.0 c 6.0 a 38.0 a
Explanations: see Table 1.
Objaśnienia: patrz tabela 1.
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WPŁYW EKSTRAKTU Z GREJPFRUTA NA KIEŁKOWANIE, WIGOR I ZDROWOTNOŚĆ NASION KAPUSTY, CEBULI I CYNII
S t r e s z c z e n i e
Celem doświadczenia było zbadanie wpływu zaprawiania ekstraktem z grejpfruta nasion ka- pusty, cebuli i cynii na ich kiełkowanie i wigor oraz zasiedlenie przez grzyby. Nasiona moczono przez 30 minut w 0,05 i 0,25-procentowym roztworze preparatu Biosept 33 SL (s. a. ekstrakt z grejpfruta, 33%) lub zaprawiano na sucho preparatem Sarfun T 65 DS. Zdolność kiełkowania i wigor nasion określano w temperaturze 10 i 20°C. Zdrowotność nasion oceniano w temperaturze 20°C, dla kapusty i cynii za pomocą testu bibułowego z przemrażaniem, a dla cebuli w teście agarowym. Ekstrakt z grejpfruta istotnie poprawił zdolność kiełkowania nasion kapusty i cebuli w temperaturze 10°C oraz przyspieszał kiełkowanie nasion kapusty w obu temperaturach. Prepa- rat ten bardziej niż Sarfun T 65 DS ograniczał występowanie A. alternata i A. brassicicola na nasionach kapusty oraz był równie skuteczny jak fungicyd w zwalczaniu A. zinniae na nasionach cynii oraz B. aclada i B. cinerea na nasionach cebuli.
