Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation
Inoculated or coated soybean seeds are often sown in agricultural practice. These treatments play a different role depending on the chemical composition of the preparation. The aim of the field experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed coating (chitosan + alginate/PEG) and com...
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| description | Inoculated or coated soybean seeds are often sown in agricultural practice. These treatments play a different role depending on the chemical composition of the preparation. The aim of the field experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed coating (chitosan + alginate/PEG) and commercial inoculant (HiStick<sup>®</sup> Soy) applied alone or in combination to soybean seeds. Uncoated (control) seeds were sown for comparison. The research was carried out in 2018–2020 using the cultivar ‘Mavka’. The experiment was located in Makowisko, Podkarpackie Province, Poland. Coating composition was developed in a laboratory belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibers in Łódź, Poland. The main role of the coating is to protect soybean seeds from low temperatures. HiStick<sup>®</sup> Soy inoculant contains <i>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</i> bacteria which increase nodulation on the roots. The conducted research demonstrated that sowing only coated seeds was not very effective, because the suitable number of nodules had not developed on soybean roots. The application of the inoculant alone positively affected the assessed traits compared to control, however, plant population was lower than expected. The highest seed yield was obtained after sowing coated seeds in combination with the inoculant (4.32 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>) and only inoculated seeds (4.23 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>) compared to control (3.64 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>). The test of the novel seed-coating agent showed that it had an good effect and efficacy, but only in combination with the inoculation procedure. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-798ed4d2c73149b08a7694d18d4829792023-11-22T11:37:30ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-08-01119173710.3390/agronomy11091737Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or InoculationWacław Jarecki0Department of Crop Production, University of Rzeszów, Zelwerowicza 4 St., 35-601 Rzeszów, PolandInoculated or coated soybean seeds are often sown in agricultural practice. These treatments play a different role depending on the chemical composition of the preparation. The aim of the field experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed coating (chitosan + alginate/PEG) and commercial inoculant (HiStick<sup>®</sup> Soy) applied alone or in combination to soybean seeds. Uncoated (control) seeds were sown for comparison. The research was carried out in 2018–2020 using the cultivar ‘Mavka’. The experiment was located in Makowisko, Podkarpackie Province, Poland. Coating composition was developed in a laboratory belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibers in Łódź, Poland. The main role of the coating is to protect soybean seeds from low temperatures. HiStick<sup>®</sup> Soy inoculant contains <i>Bradyrhizobium japonicum</i> bacteria which increase nodulation on the roots. The conducted research demonstrated that sowing only coated seeds was not very effective, because the suitable number of nodules had not developed on soybean roots. The application of the inoculant alone positively affected the assessed traits compared to control, however, plant population was lower than expected. The highest seed yield was obtained after sowing coated seeds in combination with the inoculant (4.32 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>) and only inoculated seeds (4.23 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>) compared to control (3.64 t·ha<sup>−1</sup>). The test of the novel seed-coating agent showed that it had an good effect and efficacy, but only in combination with the inoculation procedure.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1737<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr.seed coatingseed inoculationnodulationnitrogen-fixing bacteriasoil plant analysis development |
| spellingShingle | Wacław Jarecki Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation Agronomy <i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr. seed coating seed inoculation nodulation nitrogen-fixing bacteria soil plant analysis development |
| title | Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation |
| title_full | Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation |
| title_fullStr | Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation |
| title_short | Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation |
| title_sort | soybean response to seed coating with chitosan alginate peg and or inoculation |
| topic | <i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merr. seed coating seed inoculation nodulation nitrogen-fixing bacteria soil plant analysis development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/9/1737 |
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