Abstract
Enhancing the initial stages of plant growth by using polymeric gels for seed priming presents a significant challenge. This study aimed to investigate a microgel derived from polyetheramine-poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) and a bisepoxide (referred to as micro-PPO) as a promising alternative to optimize the seed germination process. The micro-PPO integrated with an iron micronutrient showed a positive impact on seed germination compared with control (Fe solutions) in which the root length yield improved up to 39%. Therefore, the element map by synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence shows that the Fe intensities in the seed primers with the micro-PPO-Fe gel are about 3-fold higher than those in the control group, leading to a gradual distribution of Fe species through most internal embryo tissues. The use of micro-PPO for seed priming underscores their potential for industrial applications due to the nontoxicity results in zebrafish assays and environmentally friendly synthesis of the water-dispersible monomers employed.
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Claim · model-written summary
The micro-PPO gel integrated with iron had a positive impact on cucumber seed germination compared with Fe solutions as control.
- Taxon
- Cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- micro-PPO integrated with an iron micronutriente1
- Outcome
- seed germinatione1
- Direction
- positive impacte1
- Comparator
- control (Fe solutions)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“The micro-PPO integrated with an iron micronutrient showed a positive impact on seed germination compared with control (Fe solutions) in which the root length yield improved up to 39%”
Claim · model-written summary
Root length yield of cucumber improved by up to 39% with the micro-PPO iron gel compared with the Fe solution control.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- micro-PPO integrated with an iron micronutriente1
- Outcome
- root length yielde1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Value
- 39%e1
- Comparator
- control (Fe solutions)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“The micro-PPO integrated with an iron micronutrient showed a positive impact on seed germination compared with control (Fe solutions) in which the root length yield improved up to 39%”
Claim · model-written summary
Fe intensities in seed primers with the micro-PPO-Fe gel were about 3-fold higher than in the control group.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- micro-PPO-Fe gele1
- Outcome
- Fe intensitiese1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 3-folde1
- Comparator
- the control groupe1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“the Fe intensities in the seed primers with the micro-PPO-Fe gel are about 3-fold higher than those in the control group”
Claim · model-written summary
Fe species were gradually distributed through most internal embryo tissues of the seeds.
- Taxon
- CucumberCucumis sativust0
- Organ / stage
- internal embryo tissuese1
- Outcome
- gradual distribution of Fe speciese1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)”
e1“leading to a gradual distribution of Fe species through most internal embryo tissues”
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