The Efficiency of Priming and Seed Coating Based on Organic Compounds in Seedling Growth and Traits of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Journal Title: ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Year 2022, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Priming and seed coating processes are becoming increasingly common in modern agriculture. Although the priming process is used in many plants, seed coating is mostly applied to small seeds. In the present study, an economical and ecological seed coating method was tried to be developed for alfalfa by using completely natural or organic components. The same cultivar (Bilensoy) and seed were used in all treatments, and the results were compared with normal and commercially coated seed. Distilled water 1% smoke solution (DS) obtained from St. John's Wort (Hypericum heterophyllum) and two saline (NaCl) solutions (50 mM “TC1” and 100 mM “TC2”) were used for priming. Clay, ash and lime were used as coating material. In all applied treatments, a faster ground-cover potential was observed compared to normal and commercially coated seed. The seedling characteristics and content of seeds that were only coated did not change much compared to the normal seed. However, when priming + coating processes were applied together, significant (p<0.01) and positive improvements were recorded in the seedling development and chemical structure of shoots of alfalfa seeds. In terms of germination and seedling characteristics, DS and especially saline solutions (TC1 and TC2) were more effective than pure water for priming. No adverse events were detected regarding the coating components and the amount used. As a result; seedling growth and characteristics of alfalfa which primed with TC1 or TC2 then coated with clay (20%), ash (20%), lime (20%) and clay+lime (20+20%), respectively, at half of the seed weight, were sperior than normal or commercially coated seeds.
Authors and Affiliations
Uğur BAŞARAN, Medine ÇOPUR DOĞRUSÖZ
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP724474
- DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7303518
- Views 55
- Downloads 0
The Effects of Climate Change on the Agriculture Sector of Mardin Province: A Qualitive Research
This study aims to examine the effects of climate change on Mardin where both the arable land and livestock are high and the agriculture-based industry is developed and to realize perspectives of these stakeholders on im...
The Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilization on The Yield and Some Yield Components of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) In Van Conditions
The study was conducted to determine effects of organic and inorganic fertilization on the yield and some yield components in lentil cultivars in 2014-15 growing seasons in Van. The experiment was laid out in a factorial...
Determining The Effects Of Different Treatments On The Flowering Of Sweet Cherry Trees And Fruit Quality
Earliness is also very important in addition to yield and fruit quality for more profitable production in sweet cherry cultivation. Therefore, some preparats are applied to get flowering even earlier in Kemalpaşa Distric...
Lead Phytoremediation Potential of Wild Type and Transgenic Tobacco Plants
Genetiği değiştirilmiş bitkiler, kurşunun (Pb) kökten yer üstü kısımlarına translokasyonunu geliştirmek için büyük bir potansiyele sahip olabilir. Transgenik olmayan ( Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Petit Havana SR1) ve transg...
Determination of Grain Yield and Some Quality Traits of Hulless Barley Genotypes in Bilecik Conditions
Hulless barley is a multi-purpose cereal crop grown for different use worldwide. This study was carried out to determine grain yield, yield components and some quality traits of twenty-five hulless barley genotypes in 20...