Biochar Coating Is a Sustainable and Economical Approach to Promote Seed Coating Technology, Seed Germination, Plant Performance, and Soil Health [PDF]
Plants, 2022 Seed germination and stand establishment are the first steps of crop growth and development. However, low seed vigor, improper seedbed preparation, unfavorable climate, and the occurrence of pests and diseases reduces the germination rate and seedling ...
Kangkang Zhang +9 more
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Microbial seed coating: An attractive tool for sustainable agriculture [PDF]
Biotechnology Reports, 2023 Seed coating is considered one of the best methods to promote sustainable agriculture where the physical and physiological properties of seeds can be improved to facilitate planting, increase growth indices and alleviate abiotic and biotic stresses ...
Arezoo Paravar +3 more
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Infrared spectroscopic study on residual chitosan-based composite seed coating in kaolin [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe decomposition of residual chitosan-based composite seed coating in kaolin under different temperatures and salinities is analyzed with a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The degradation cycle is 28 days.
Huang Lanchun +5 more
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Boron seed coating combined with seed inoculation with boron tolerant bacteria (Bacillus sp. MN-54) and maize stalk biochar improved growth and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) on saline soil [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Salinity exerts significant negative impacts on growth and productivity of crop plants and numerous management practices are used to improve crop performance under saline environments. Micronutrients, plant growth promoting bacteria and biochar are known
Hafiz Saqib Hayat +5 more
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Modern Seed Technology: Seed Coating Delivery Systems for Enhancing Seed and Crop Performance
Agriculture, 2020 The objective of modern seed-coating technology is to uniformly apply a wide range of active components (ingredients) onto crop seeds at desired dosages so as to facilitate sowing and enhance crop performance. There are three major types of seed treating/
Irfan Afzal +3 more
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New seed coating containing Trichoderma viride with anti-pathogenic properties [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background To ensure food security in the face of climate change and the growing world population, multi-pronged measures should be taken. One promising approach uses plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF), such as Trichoderma, to reduce the usage of ...
Sena Turkan +4 more
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Study on the Preparation and Effect of Tomato Seedling Disease Biocontrol Compound Seed-Coating Agent [PDF]
Life, 2022 Tomato damping-off and root rot are the two most common diseases of tomatoes at the seedling stage. At present, biological compound seed-coating agents are gradually replacing chemical agents in preventing and controlling plant diseases and insect pests,
Yao Zhang +6 more
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Detection of sugar beet seed coating defects via deep learning [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe global seed coating market is expected to experience substantial growth, increasing from a 2023 valuation of USD 2.0 billion to an estimated value of USD 3.1 billion by 2028.
Abdullah Beyaz, Zülfi Saripinar
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Seed Coating: A Tool for Delivering Beneficial Microbes to Agricultural Crops [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Plant beneficial microbes (PBMs), such as plant growth-promoting bacteria, rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and Trichoderma, can reduce the use of agrochemicals and increase plant yield, nutrition, and tolerance to biotic–abiotic stresses.
Inês Rocha +5 more
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Comparative Effect of Seed Coating and Biopriming of Bacillus aryabhattai Z-48 on Seedling Growth, Growth Promotion, and Suppression of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Tomato Plants [PDF]
MicroorganismsBeneficial plant microbes can enhance the growth and quality of field crops. However, the benefits of microbes using cheap and efficient inoculation methods are still uncommon.
Waheed Akram +11 more
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