Abstract
This study investigated the effects of chitosan-ginger essential oil coatings on the preservation of maize seeds during storage. The coating significantly enhanced the seed's antifungal protection, antioxidant defense mechanisms and germination potential. Maize seeds subjected to chitosan and ginger essential oil treatment showed significantly reduced insect damage (5 % vs. 32 % in control), fungal contamination (8 % vs. 36 %), and aflatoxin B1 levels (4.7 ppb vs. 28.5 ppb) relative to untreated seeds. The coating treatment resulted in decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels (2.3 nmol/g vs. 6.2 nmol/g), signifying reduced oxidative stress, and maintained a high germination rate (92 % after 12 months vs. 75 % in control). These findings demonstrate that the chitosan-ginger essential oil coating sustainably enhanced the quality of stored maize seeds, with the combination showing an effect greater than either component alone, offering practical and ecological advantages.
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Claim · model-written summary
Treated maize seeds had reduced insect damage (5 % versus 32 % in controls).
- Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Treatment
- chitosan and ginger essential oil treatmente0
- Outcome
- insect damagee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 5 %e0
- Qualifier
- 32 %e0
- Comparator
- untreated seedse0
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maize seeds subjected to chitosan and ginger essential oil treatment showed significantly reduced insect damage (5 % vs. 32 % in control), fungal contamination (8 % vs. 36 %), and aflatoxin B1 levels (4.7 ppb vs. 28.5 ppb) relative to untreated seeds.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated maize seeds had reduced fungal contamination (8 % versus 36 % in controls).
- Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Treatment
- chitosan and ginger essential oil treatmente0
- Outcome
- fungal contaminatione0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 8 %e0
- Qualifier
- 36 %e0
- Comparator
- untreated seedse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maize seeds subjected to chitosan and ginger essential oil treatment showed significantly reduced insect damage (5 % vs. 32 % in control), fungal contamination (8 % vs. 36 %), and aflatoxin B1 levels (4.7 ppb vs. 28.5 ppb) relative to untreated seeds.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated maize seeds had reduced aflatoxin B1 levels (4.7 ppb versus 28.5 ppb in controls).
- Organ / stage
- seedse0
- Treatment
- chitosan and ginger essential oil treatmente0
- Outcome
- aflatoxin B1 levelse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 4.7 ppbe0
- Qualifier
- 28.5 ppbe0
- Comparator
- untreated seedse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Maize seeds subjected to chitosan and ginger essential oil treatment showed significantly reduced insect damage (5 % vs. 32 % in control), fungal contamination (8 % vs. 36 %), and aflatoxin B1 levels (4.7 ppb vs. 28.5 ppb) relative to untreated seeds.”
Claim · model-written summary
Coated maize seeds had decreased malondialdehyde levels, 2.3 nmol/g versus 6.2 nmol/g.
- Organ / stage
- seedt0
- Treatment
- coating treatmente0
- Outcome
- malondialdehyde (MDA) levelse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 2.3 nmol/ge0
- Comparator
- 6.2 nmol/ge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating treatment resulted in decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels (2.3 nmol/g vs. 6.2 nmol/g), signifying reduced oxidative stress, and maintained a high germination rate (92 % after 12 months vs. 75 % in control).”
t0“maize seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Coated maize seeds maintained 92 % germination after 12 months, versus 75 % in controls.
- Organ / stage
- seedt0
- Treatment
- coating treatmente0
- Outcome
- germination ratee0
- Direction
- highe0
- Value
- 92 %e0
- Qualifier
- after 12 monthse0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The coating treatment resulted in decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels (2.3 nmol/g vs. 6.2 nmol/g), signifying reduced oxidative stress, and maintained a high germination rate (92 % after 12 months vs. 75 % in control).”
t0“maize seed”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined coating had a greater seed quality effect than either component alone.
- Treatment
- chitosan-ginger essential oil coatingt0
- Outcome
- effecte0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- either component alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“with the combination showing an effect greater than either component alone”
t0“chitosan-ginger essential oil coating on maize seed”
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