Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value
The research was conducted between 2014 and 2016 at the Agricultural Experimental Station of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. In the experiment, <i>Poa pratensis</i> and <i>Lolium perenne</i> in pure stand and in mixtures were used as Factor A. Tw...
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| description | The research was conducted between 2014 and 2016 at the Agricultural Experimental Station of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. In the experiment, <i>Poa pratensis</i> and <i>Lolium perenne</i> in pure stand and in mixtures were used as Factor A. Two substances that stimulate grass growth and development constituted Factor B. The first was a biostimulant produced from brown algae (<i>Phaeophyceae</i>), containing various essential chemical compounds including amino acids, vitamins, alginic acid, microelements, and other unexplored biologically active components. The other was water treated with low-pressure glow plasma (LPGP). The seeds were sown in well-mixed light, alluvial loamy sand soil. During three growing seasons, a 9-point scale was used to evaluate grass density, leaf fineness, susceptibility to disease, and lawn overwintering. The lawns were mown every 14 days at a height of 4 cm. The substances with a stimulating effect significantly affected lawn grass features, including turf density and overwintering. Additionally, the biostimulant and plasma water reduced the incidence of fungal diseases. Better transport of water in plants after its low-pressure glow plasma treatment may be due to the effect of its declustered structure, its higher oxygen concentration, and its better solubility of the biostimulant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c59a899a856444e29336e7e6657ba0b02023-12-03T15:13:29ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-01-0111225410.3390/agronomy11020254Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional ValueMarta Talar-Krasa0Karol Wolski1Adam Radkowski2Karen Khachatryan3Henryk Bujak4Jan Bocianowski5Department of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki 24A, 50-363 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Agroecology and Plant Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki 24A, 50-363 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Agroecology and Plant Production, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, PolandFaculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Balicka Str. 122, 30-149 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Production, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Grunwaldzki 24A, 53-363 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, PolandThe research was conducted between 2014 and 2016 at the Agricultural Experimental Station of the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław. In the experiment, <i>Poa pratensis</i> and <i>Lolium perenne</i> in pure stand and in mixtures were used as Factor A. Two substances that stimulate grass growth and development constituted Factor B. The first was a biostimulant produced from brown algae (<i>Phaeophyceae</i>), containing various essential chemical compounds including amino acids, vitamins, alginic acid, microelements, and other unexplored biologically active components. The other was water treated with low-pressure glow plasma (LPGP). The seeds were sown in well-mixed light, alluvial loamy sand soil. During three growing seasons, a 9-point scale was used to evaluate grass density, leaf fineness, susceptibility to disease, and lawn overwintering. The lawns were mown every 14 days at a height of 4 cm. The substances with a stimulating effect significantly affected lawn grass features, including turf density and overwintering. Additionally, the biostimulant and plasma water reduced the incidence of fungal diseases. Better transport of water in plants after its low-pressure glow plasma treatment may be due to the effect of its declustered structure, its higher oxygen concentration, and its better solubility of the biostimulant.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/254turfgrassbiostimulantplasma waterturf densityoverwintering |
| spellingShingle | Marta Talar-Krasa Karol Wolski Adam Radkowski Karen Khachatryan Henryk Bujak Jan Bocianowski Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value Agronomy turf grass biostimulant plasma water turf density overwintering |
| title | Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value |
| title_full | Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value |
| title_short | Effects of a Plasma Water and Biostimulant on Lawn Functional Value |
| title_sort | effects of a plasma water and biostimulant on lawn functional value |
| topic | turf grass biostimulant plasma water turf density overwintering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/2/254 |
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