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Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth

Seed coating containing fertilizer nutrients and plant growth biostimulants is an innovative technique for precision agriculture. Nutrient delivery can also be conducted through multilayer seed coating. For this purpose, sodium alginate with NPK, which was selected in a preliminary selection study,...

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Autores principales: Skrzypczak, Dawid, Jarzembowski, Łukasz, Izydorczyk, Grzegorz, Mikula, Katarzyna, Hoppe, Viktoria, Mielko, Karolina Anna, Pudełko-Malik, Natalia, Młynarz, Piotr, Chojnacka, Katarzyna, Witek-Krowiak, Anna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8659867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34883735
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13234233
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author Skrzypczak, Dawid
Jarzembowski, Łukasz
Izydorczyk, Grzegorz
Mikula, Katarzyna
Hoppe, Viktoria
Mielko, Karolina Anna
Pudełko-Malik, Natalia
Młynarz, Piotr
Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Witek-Krowiak, Anna
author_facet Skrzypczak, Dawid
Jarzembowski, Łukasz
Izydorczyk, Grzegorz
Mikula, Katarzyna
Hoppe, Viktoria
Mielko, Karolina Anna
Pudełko-Malik, Natalia
Młynarz, Piotr
Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Witek-Krowiak, Anna
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description Seed coating containing fertilizer nutrients and plant growth biostimulants is an innovative technique for precision agriculture. Nutrient delivery can also be conducted through multilayer seed coating. For this purpose, sodium alginate with NPK, which was selected in a preliminary selection study, crosslinked with divalent ions (Cu(II), Mn(II), Zn(II)) as a source of fertilizer micronutrients, was used to produce seed coating. The seeds were additionally coated with a solution containing amino acids derived from high-protein material. Amino acids can be obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of mealworm larvae (Gly 71.2 ± 0.6 mM, Glu 55.8 ± 1.3 mM, Pro 48.8 ± 1.5 mM, Ser 31.4 ± 1.5 mM). The formulations were applied in different doses per 100 g of seeds: 35 mL, 70 mL, 105 mL, and 140 mL. SEM-EDX surface analysis showed that 70 mL of formulation/100 g of seeds formed a continuity of coatings but did not result in a uniform distribution of components on the surface. Extraction tests proved simultaneous low leaching of nutrients into water (max. 10%), showing a slow release pattern. There occurred high bioavailability of fertilizer nutrients (even up to 100%). Pot tests on cucumbers (Cornichon de Paris) confirmed the new method’s effectiveness, yielding a 50% higher fresh sprout weight and four times greater root length than uncoated seeds. Seed coating with hydrogel has a high potential for commercial application, stimulating the early growth of plants and thus leading to higher crop yields.
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spelling pubmed-86598672021-12-10 Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth Skrzypczak, Dawid Jarzembowski, Łukasz Izydorczyk, Grzegorz Mikula, Katarzyna Hoppe, Viktoria Mielko, Karolina Anna Pudełko-Malik, Natalia Młynarz, Piotr Chojnacka, Katarzyna Witek-Krowiak, Anna Polymers (Basel) Article Seed coating containing fertilizer nutrients and plant growth biostimulants is an innovative technique for precision agriculture. Nutrient delivery can also be conducted through multilayer seed coating. For this purpose, sodium alginate with NPK, which was selected in a preliminary selection study, crosslinked with divalent ions (Cu(II), Mn(II), Zn(II)) as a source of fertilizer micronutrients, was used to produce seed coating. The seeds were additionally coated with a solution containing amino acids derived from high-protein material. Amino acids can be obtained by alkaline hydrolysis of mealworm larvae (Gly 71.2 ± 0.6 mM, Glu 55.8 ± 1.3 mM, Pro 48.8 ± 1.5 mM, Ser 31.4 ± 1.5 mM). The formulations were applied in different doses per 100 g of seeds: 35 mL, 70 mL, 105 mL, and 140 mL. SEM-EDX surface analysis showed that 70 mL of formulation/100 g of seeds formed a continuity of coatings but did not result in a uniform distribution of components on the surface. Extraction tests proved simultaneous low leaching of nutrients into water (max. 10%), showing a slow release pattern. There occurred high bioavailability of fertilizer nutrients (even up to 100%). Pot tests on cucumbers (Cornichon de Paris) confirmed the new method’s effectiveness, yielding a 50% higher fresh sprout weight and four times greater root length than uncoated seeds. Seed coating with hydrogel has a high potential for commercial application, stimulating the early growth of plants and thus leading to higher crop yields. MDPI 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8659867/ /pubmed/34883735 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13234233 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Skrzypczak, Dawid
Jarzembowski, Łukasz
Izydorczyk, Grzegorz
Mikula, Katarzyna
Hoppe, Viktoria
Mielko, Karolina Anna
Pudełko-Malik, Natalia
Młynarz, Piotr
Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Witek-Krowiak, Anna
Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title_full Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title_fullStr Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title_short Hydrogel Alginate Seed Coating as an Innovative Method for Delivering Nutrients at the Early Stages of Plant Growth
title_sort hydrogel alginate seed coating as an innovative method for delivering nutrients at the early stages of plant growth
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8659867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34883735
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13234233
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