A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality
Seed coating is the most important type of pretreatment. Since cotton is an important economic crop, the cost of its cultivation and the resulting economic benefits are undoubtedly important aspects to be considered. In recent years, the high cost of coating materials and complex production process...
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| author | Zhangshu Xie Chengxuan Zhou Xuefang Xie Kan Li Dan Yang Xiaoju Tu Fei Li Yeling Qin Doudou Xu Jiarui Li Aiyu Liu Jie Jiang Yunxin He Bibo Wu Zhonghua Zhou |
| author_facet | Zhangshu Xie Chengxuan Zhou Xuefang Xie Kan Li Dan Yang Xiaoju Tu Fei Li Yeling Qin Doudou Xu Jiarui Li Aiyu Liu Jie Jiang Yunxin He Bibo Wu Zhonghua Zhou |
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Seed coating is the most important type of pretreatment. Since cotton is an important economic crop, the cost of its cultivation and the resulting economic benefits are undoubtedly important aspects to be considered. In recent years, the high cost of coating materials and complex production processes have prevented the widespread application of cotton seed coating. Moreover, cotton plants emerge from cotyledons, and the coating material on the seed coat does not play a role after the seed emerges. Given the above shortcomings, to adapt to the mechanized direct seeding method and to include a large number of fertilizers and fungicides, insecticides can be used together with the seed direct seeding into the soil; at the same time, this will improve the cotton seedling emergence rate, the physiological qualities of cotton seedlings after the emergence of cotton seedlings, and the resilience of cotton seedlings in the early stage of resistance ability. In this study, we devised a technique for balling cotton seeds employing components such as cassava starch, bentonite, diatomite, attapulgite, and seedling substrate. The compositional ratios of the method were determined via a growth chamber trial, and we evaluated its effect throughout the cotton reproductive period using field trials. The results showed that the emergence and emergence hole rates of the balled cotton seeds increased by 34.42% and 28.84%, respectively, compared with the uncoated control. In terms of cotton yield, the seed balling treatment increased the number of bolls per plant and the overall cotton yield. Seed balling technology is different from traditional seed pelleting or seed coating techniques. It gathers one or more seeds in seed balls, enabling the simultaneous sowing of multiple seeds of the same variety or different varieties in the same crop. Additionally, seed balls can encourage seeds to carry fertilizer and pesticides into the soil, further weakening soil-borne diseases and abiotic stresses, form a relatively stable internal environment in the soil, and ensure the germination of cotton seeds. Our findings provide a reference point to improve cotton seedling emergence through the utilization of this novel technology.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d6ed953b2e04b258530e1119b7ad9732023-11-22T20:25:07ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Agronomy1125-47182039-68052023-11-0118310.4081/ija.2023.2208A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber qualityZhangshu Xie0Chengxuan Zhou1Xuefang Xie2Kan Li3Dan Yang4Xiaoju Tu5Fei Li6Yeling Qin7Doudou Xu8Jiarui Li9Aiyu Liu10Jie Jiang11Yunxin He12Bibo Wu13Zhonghua Zhou14Cotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaRubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, HaikouCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaHunan Institute of Cotton Science, ChangdeCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, ChangshaHunan Institute of Cotton Science, ChangdeHunan Institute of Cotton Science, ChangdeHunan Biological And Electromechanical Polytechnic, ChangshaCotton Research Institute, Agricultural College, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Crop Physiology and Molecular Biology, Changsha Seed coating is the most important type of pretreatment. Since cotton is an important economic crop, the cost of its cultivation and the resulting economic benefits are undoubtedly important aspects to be considered. In recent years, the high cost of coating materials and complex production processes have prevented the widespread application of cotton seed coating. Moreover, cotton plants emerge from cotyledons, and the coating material on the seed coat does not play a role after the seed emerges. Given the above shortcomings, to adapt to the mechanized direct seeding method and to include a large number of fertilizers and fungicides, insecticides can be used together with the seed direct seeding into the soil; at the same time, this will improve the cotton seedling emergence rate, the physiological qualities of cotton seedlings after the emergence of cotton seedlings, and the resilience of cotton seedlings in the early stage of resistance ability. In this study, we devised a technique for balling cotton seeds employing components such as cassava starch, bentonite, diatomite, attapulgite, and seedling substrate. The compositional ratios of the method were determined via a growth chamber trial, and we evaluated its effect throughout the cotton reproductive period using field trials. The results showed that the emergence and emergence hole rates of the balled cotton seeds increased by 34.42% and 28.84%, respectively, compared with the uncoated control. In terms of cotton yield, the seed balling treatment increased the number of bolls per plant and the overall cotton yield. Seed balling technology is different from traditional seed pelleting or seed coating techniques. It gathers one or more seeds in seed balls, enabling the simultaneous sowing of multiple seeds of the same variety or different varieties in the same crop. Additionally, seed balls can encourage seeds to carry fertilizer and pesticides into the soil, further weakening soil-borne diseases and abiotic stresses, form a relatively stable internal environment in the soil, and ensure the germination of cotton seeds. Our findings provide a reference point to improve cotton seedling emergence through the utilization of this novel technology. https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/2208Cotton seed pretreatmentseed balling technologydirect seeding |
| spellingShingle | Zhangshu Xie Chengxuan Zhou Xuefang Xie Kan Li Dan Yang Xiaoju Tu Fei Li Yeling Qin Doudou Xu Jiarui Li Aiyu Liu Jie Jiang Yunxin He Bibo Wu Zhonghua Zhou A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality Italian Journal of Agronomy Cotton seed pretreatment seed balling technology direct seeding |
| title | A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality |
| title_full | A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality |
| title_fullStr | A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality |
| title_short | A novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence, yield and fiber quality |
| title_sort | novel seed balling technology and its effect on cotton emergence yield and fiber quality |
| topic | Cotton seed pretreatment seed balling technology direct seeding |
| url | https://www.agronomy.it/index.php/agro/article/view/2208 |
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