Abstract
L.) seeds with fish collagen hydrolysate (FC) and keratin (KE) derived from animal waste by-products of leather and meat production, as well as poly(hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride (P) and bentonite (B). This research is in line with the search for new, environmentally friendly methods to increase yields of industrial crops in a way that is compatible with sustainable development. The effect of the binders used was investigated by analysing the grown maize seedlings by determining changes in parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthetic pigments, elemental composition and FTIR analysis on maize shoots. The results indicated a slightly higher fresh weight (FW) of shoots in plants treated with fish collagen, PHMB and bentonite (FC+P+B) and FW of roots in plants treated with keratin, PHMB and bentonite (KE+P+B). Unexpectedly, the FW and dry weight (DW) of both roots and shoots of all bentonite-treated plants were significantly higher than the corresponding non-bentonite-treated groups. In addition, changes in chlorophyll-a fluorescence were observed for the keratin, PHMB and bentonite variants. This study showed that the proposed materials could be promising seed pelleting agents to improve seed growth and yield.
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Claim · model-written summary
Maize plants treated with fish collagen, PHMB and bentonite (FC+P+B) had a slightly higher shoot fresh weight.
- Treatment
- fish collagen, PHMB and bentonite (FC+P+B)e0
- Outcome
- fresh weight (FW) of shootse0
- Direction
- highere0
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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t0“Maize”
e0“a slightly higher fresh weight (FW) of shoots in plants treated with fish collagen, PHMB and bentonite (FC+P+B) and FW of roots in plants treated with keratin, PHMB and bentonite (KE+P+B)”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize plants treated with keratin, PHMB and bentonite (KE+P+B) had a slightly higher root fresh weight.
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t0“Maize”
e0“a slightly higher fresh weight (FW) of shoots in plants treated with fish collagen, PHMB and bentonite (FC+P+B) and FW of roots in plants treated with keratin, PHMB and bentonite (KE+P+B)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fresh and dry weight of roots and shoots of all bentonite-treated maize plants were significantly higher than in the non-bentonite-treated groups.
- Treatment
- bentonite-treated plantse0
- Outcome
- FW and dry weight (DW) of both roots and shootse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- non-bentonite-treated groupse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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t0“Maize”
e0“the FW and dry weight (DW) of both roots and shoots of all bentonite-treated plants were significantly higher than the corresponding non-bentonite-treated groups”
Claim · model-written summary
Changes in chlorophyll-a fluorescence were observed in maize for the keratin, PHMB and bentonite variants.
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t0“Maize”
e0“changes in chlorophyll-a fluorescence were observed for the keratin, PHMB and bentonite variants”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that the proposed materials could be promising seed pelleting agents to improve seed growth and yield.
- Outcome
- promising seed pelleting agentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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t0“Maize”
e0“the proposed materials could be promising seed pelleting agents to improve seed growth and yield”
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