Table 1. Effect of the Faba Bean and Wheat Stem and Leaf Extracts on the Growth of Faba Bean.
| aqueous extract from leaves and stem | concentration (g·mL–1) | number of leaves per plant | max leaf length (cm) | plant height (cm) | main root length (cm) | shoot dry weight (g) | root dry weight (g) | root length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| faba bean extract | CK | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 5.70 ± 0.60a | 22.87 ± 1.32b | 15.80 ± 0.78ab | 0.25 ± 0.06b | 0.17 ± 0.03b | 2.86 ± 0.14b |
| 0.01 | 8.00 ± 0.00bc | 4.9 ± 0.1b | 20.43 ± 1.40c | 10.60 ± 1.45c | 0.23 ± 0.03bc | 0.15 ± 0.01b | 2.41 ± 0.02c | |
| 0.05 | 7.33 ± 1.15cd | 3.87 ± 0.06c | 16.3 ± 1.39d | 8.40 ± 0.66d | 0.15 ± 0.03d | 0.09 ± 0.01c | 1.45 ± 0.16d | |
| 0.1 | 6.00 ± 0.00d | 3.20 ± 0.56d | 10.3 ± 0.95e | 6.13 ± 0.60e | 0.07 ± 0.02e | 0.04 ± 0.02d | 0.39 ± 0.09e | |
| wheat extract | 0.01 | 10.67 ± 1.15a | 6.13 ± 0.31a | 26.33 ± 0.15a | 16.50 ± 0.92a | 0.36 ± 0.07a | 0.21 ± 0.04a | 3.51 ± 0.13a |
| 0.05 | 9.33 ± 1.15ab | 5.80 ± 0.26a | 23.17 ± 1.29b | 13.70 ± 2.10b | 0.28 ± 0.01b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 2.85 ± 0.16b | |
| 0.1 | 7.33 ± 1.15cd | 4.63 ± 0.21b | 12.20 ± 0.53e | 6.90 ± 1.21de | 0.16 ± 0.05cd | 0.11 ± 0.01c | 1.61 ± 0.12d |
a
CK: blank control. The data is an average, and the standard error of three biological replicates is represented by a number. Different letters for the same growth parameters among treatments with different concentrations of the extract indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.