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Effect of exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and nutrients on growth and quality of Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr Cover

Effect of exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and nutrients on growth and quality of Glechoma longituba (Nakai) Kupr

Folia Horticulturae
Volume 37 (2025): Issue 2 (December 2025)
By: Rui Zhang,  Zi-Yang Xie,  Bing-Nan Zhao,  Mei-Juan Jin,  Xiao-Ran Chen,  Jia-Ning Liu,  Xin-Xin Wang,  Jia-Yi Li,  Yan-Hui Wei and  Chao Si  
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|Nov 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Effects of GABA and nutrients on total dry mass (A), shoot dry mass (B) and root dry mass (C) of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.
Effects of GABA and nutrients on total dry mass (A), shoot dry mass (B) and root dry mass (C) of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.

Figure 2.

Effects of GABA and nutrients on node number (A) and root-shoot ratio (B) of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.
Effects of GABA and nutrients on node number (A) and root-shoot ratio (B) of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.

Figure 3.

Effects of GABA and nutrients on the content of chlorogenic acid (A) and total flavonoids (B) in the shoots of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.
Effects of GABA and nutrients on the content of chlorogenic acid (A) and total flavonoids (B) in the shoots of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.

Figure 4.

Effects of GABA and nutrients on the content of soluble sugar (A) and protein (B) in the shoots of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.
Effects of GABA and nutrients on the content of soluble sugar (A) and protein (B) in the shoots of Glechoma longituba. Bars and vertical lines are means and standard error.

ANOVA results for the effects of GABA and nutrients on contents of chlorogenic acid and total flavonoids in the shoots of Glechoma longituba in all treatments_

VariableGABA (G)Nutrient (N)G × N
F3,61pF3,61pF9,61p
Chlorogenic acid25.724<0.0013.6670.0171.6940.110
Total flavonoids20.302<0.00112.917<0.0012.9640.005

ANOVA results for the effects of GABA and nutrients on total dry mass, shoot dry mass, root dry mass, node number and root-shoot ratio of Glechoma longituba in all treatments_

VariableGABA (G)Nutrient (N)G × N
F3,61pF3,61pF3,61p
Total dry massa3.4170.02317.811<0.0010.4440.906
Shoot dry massa4.4750.00719.616<0.0010.4680.890
Root dry massa0.1290.9427.299<0.0010.2780.978
Node number15.914<0.00142.325<0.0011.0510.412
Root-shoot ratioa6.4840.0012.5930.0610.3120.968

ANOVA results for the effects of GABA and nutrients on contents of soluble sugar and protein in the shoots of Glechoma longituba in all treatments_

VariableGABA (G)Nutrient (N)G × N
F3,60pF3,60pF9,60p
Soluble sugar2.3620.08050.749<0.0010.7790.636
F3,61PF3,61PF9,61P
Protein2.3520.0810.9220.4361.1970.313
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fhort-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2083-5965 | Journal ISSN: 0867-1761
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Language: English
Page range: 257 - 267
Submitted on: May 26, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 15, 2025
Published on: Nov 26, 2025
Published by: Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
active constituent,
GABA,
Glechoma longituba,
medicinal plant,
nutrients
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

© 2025 Rui Zhang, Zi-Yang Xie, Bing-Nan Zhao, Mei-Juan Jin, Xiao-Ran Chen, Jia-Ning Liu, Xin-Xin Wang, Jia-Yi Li, Yan-Hui Wei, Chao Si, published by Polish Society for Horticultural Sciences (PSHS)
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