Using Microbial Seed Coating for Improving Cowpea Productivity Under Low-Input Agricultural System.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of the science of food and agriculture"
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10117
Abstract: BACKGROUND Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have the ability to enhance growth, fitness and quality of various agricultural crops, including cowpea. Yet, field trials confirming benefits of microbes in large-scale… read more here.
Keywords: seed; microbial seed; productivity; low input ... See more keywords
A microbial bioherbicide for Striga hermonthica control: production, development, and effectiveness of a seed coating agent.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Pest management science"
DOI: 10.1002/ps.7522
Abstract: Witchweed (Striga hermonthica), also called striga, is a parasitic weed that causes high yield losses in maize on more than 200,000 ha in Kenya alone. A new commercial, biological herbicide developed in Kenya is able… read more here.
Keywords: striga hermonthica; control; striga; production ... See more keywords
Effect of different surfactants on germination and root elongation of two horticultural crops: implications for seed coating
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science"
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2018.1538051
Abstract: ABSTRACT Surfactants are often used in seed coatings to homogenise seed size and to protect seeds from injuries. Being near developing seeds surfactants may affect germination. Therefore the potential toxicity of different common surfactants on… read more here.
Keywords: seed; different surfactants; effect different; germination ... See more keywords
A new method to assess the acute toxicity toward honeybees of the abrasion particles generated from seeds coated with insecticides
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Environmental Sciences Europe"
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-020-00372-z
Abstract: Background Large amounts of insecticide-containing dusts produced from abrasion of the seed dressing can be released into the atmosphere during sowing operations. Neonicotinoid pesticides, introduced in the 1990s for several crops, are the leading products… read more here.
Keywords: seed; acute toxicity; exposure; toxicity ... See more keywords
Effect of the seed coating with biomass of Dunaliella salina on early plant growth and in the secondary metabolites content of Coriandrum sativum.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias"
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220201735
Abstract: The environmental and health risks associated with the application of synthetic chemical inputs in agriculture increased the demand for technologies that allow higher performance and quality of vegetable crops by implementing synergistic materials with the… read more here.
Keywords: coating biomass; biomass; biomass dunaliella; seed ... See more keywords
Barley seed coating with urease and phosphatase to improve N and P uptake
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Scientia Agricola"
DOI: 10.1590/1678-992x-2018-0227
Abstract: In this work, barley seed coating with urease and phosphatase, free and immobilized in humic acids, was studied as a tool to enhance the use efficiency of N and P by plants. The seeds were… read more here.
Keywords: seed; coating urease; urease phosphatase; barley seed ... See more keywords
Seed Coating Increases Seed Moisture Uptake and Restricts Embryonic Oxygen Availability in Germinating Cereal Seeds
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Biology"
DOI: 10.3390/biology6020031
Abstract: Seed coating is a technology to improve germination and homogenize stand establishment. Although coating often results in lower germination rates, seeds that do germinate grow more vigorously and show strongly reduced respiratory losses during reserve… read more here.
Keywords: oxygen; seed; invertase; seed coating ... See more keywords
Study on the Preparation and Effect of Tomato Seedling Disease Biocontrol Compound Seed-Coating Agent
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Life"
DOI: 10.3390/life12060849
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: compound seed; seed; coating agent; seed coating ... See more keywords
Use of Biostimulants: Towards Sustainable Approach to Enhance Durum Wheat Performances
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Plants"
DOI: 10.3390/plants11010133
Abstract: The use of biostimulant (BS) holds a promising and environmental-friendly innovation to address current needs of sustainable agriculture. The aim of the present study is twofold: (i) assess the potential of durum wheat seed coating… read more here.
Keywords: foliar spray; seed; durum wheat; seed coating ... See more keywords
Biochar Coating Is a Sustainable and Economical Approach to Promote Seed Coating Technology, Seed Germination, Plant Performance, and Soil Health
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Plants"
DOI: 10.3390/plants11212864
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: seed germination; growth; plant; seed ... See more keywords
Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Polymers"
DOI: 10.3390/polym13234233
Abstract: Seed coating containing fertilizer nutrients and plant growth biostimulants is an innovative technique for precision agriculture. Nutrient delivery can also be conducted through multilayer seed coating. For this purpose, sodium alginate with NPK, which was… read more here.
Keywords: seed coating; seed; method; plant growth ... See more keywords