Wet seed treatment with P. fluorescens Pf1 significantly increased seed germination and seedling vigour of cotton.

Pseudomonas fluorescens · growth · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Results agree

5 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   P. fluorescens inoculation increased cotton shoot length 2 fold.

   Effect of single application of Trichoderma viride and Pseudomonas fluorescens on growth promotion in cotton plants · 2009

   Same direction

2. positive
   Laboratory P. fluorescens improved cotton germination and shoot length.

   SEED TREATMENT WITH PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS, PLANT PRODUCTS AND SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDES AGAINST THE LEAFHOPPER, AMRASCA DEVASTANS (DISTANT) IN COTTON · 2009

   Same direction

3. positive
   The three-agent seed treatment produced the highest plant vigour index in CSH-3129, 890.9%, at 15 days.

   Combined application of effective Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and arbuscular mycorrhiza spp. reduced soil-borne diseases and boosted growth in cotton · 2023

   Same direction

4. positive
   P. fluorescens seed and soil application reduced female nematodes in cotton roots by 62.5% versus other treatments.

   Efficacy of Bio-control agents in Management of Reniform Nematode - Root Rot Complex in Cotton · 2009 · compared with other treatments

   Same direction

5. positive
   Seed treatment with P. fluorescens at 0.8% + Jelly gave the maximum germination (92.30%) of cotton.

   Bio-priming for Management of Seed-borne Pathogens of Cotton · 2014 · compared with Among all the treatments

   Same direction

seed treatment · growth · Gossypium hirsutum (cotton)Positive and negative results

38 papers in the same direction as this claim · 7 in the opposite direction · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

1. no effect
   Seed treatment with 500 mg kg −1 MC did not affect cotton leaf area.

   Increase in Drought Resistance of Cotton Seedlings Treated with Mepiquat Chloride · 1992

   Opposite direction

2. no effect
   Hydropriming did not affect cotton seed germination in water or under water stress.

   Water content and the effectiveness of hydro and osmotic priming of cotton seeds · 2003

   Opposite direction

3. no effect
   In another seed lot, cotton emergence was comparable with and without prorate at 80° and 67°.

   Emergence of Phorate-Treated Cotton Seed as Affected by Substrate Moisture and Temperature · 1961 · compared with without prorate

   Opposite direction

4. negative
   Dimethoate applied as a seed treatment caused a considerable reduction in cotton seedling emergence.

   Systemic Activity of Dimethoate Applied to Cotton Seeds1 · 1961

   Opposite direction

5. negative
   Acid delinted undressed seeds had the lowest germination speed in infested soil.

   EFFECT OF COTTON SEED DELINTING ON SEED-BORNE FUNGI, EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING DISEASE INCIDENCE · 1999

   Opposite direction

6. no effect
   The 60% Gaoqiao seed coating had no obvious effect on cotton seed germination.

   Effects of Gaoqiao Seed Coating on Germination of Cotton Seed and Aphis gossypii Control · 2010

   Opposite direction

7. no effect
   Preemergence herbicides combined with insecticide seed treatments showed no interaction in cotton plant growth.

   Potential Interactions of Early Season Herbicides and Insecticides in Cotton: Thrips Control and Plant Health · 2014

   Opposite direction

8. no effect
   No fungicide seed treatment gave significantly higher germination than captan 0.94 g ai/kg, the commercial rate, in laboratory germination tests.

   Germination and Stand with Cottonseed Treatment Fungicides: Formulations and Rates¹ · 1980 · compared with captan 0.94 g ai/kg

   No difference from an alternative

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