{"title":"Effect of Viusid Agro® on the Growth of Banana (Musa Spp.) Seedlings Under Nursery Conditions","authors":"","doi":"10.51626/ijares.2023.04.00036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51626/ijares.2023.04.00036","url":null,"abstract":"The commercial production of plantains and bananas (Musa spp.) involves several aspects to overcome, including those ones related to abiotic and biotic factors. Catalysis, S. L. Agroveterinary Division has developed the product VIUSID agro® as a plant growth promoter in agriculture. Research centers from several countries have shown field studies that reveal the product efficacy. Studies conducted on this topic support the importance of the use of this product in crops, such as cassava, papaya, pumpkin, cucumber, bean, chickpea, garlic, among others at the Research Institute of Tropical Roots and Tuber Crops (INIVIT). This research is carried out with the aim of determining the effect of VIUSID agro® on the growth of banana seedlings. The experimental design was conducted in February 2020, using banana Musa AAA seedlings, Cavendish subgroup, 'Gran enano' cultivar of six months of age from meristem cultures, transplanted to polyethylene bags with a mixture of red soil and organic matter (70:30%), located at the Center for Accelerated Seed Reproduction (CRAS). VIUSID agro® (0,2 mL L-1) was applied as foliar application during the first, third and fifth weeks after transplanting. The treated seedlings showed significant statistical differences in terms of: basal diameter (mm), height (cm), number of leaves, foliar area (cm2), radial length of emerged roots directly from the corm (cm), biomass of the foliar and belowground area with respect to the control treatment. VIUSID agro® is an excellent biostimulant, which allows the farmer to take to his farms more vigorous and better adapted seedlings to adverse conditions.","PeriodicalId":260257,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Agriculture Research and Environmental Sciences","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135398558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of Nano-Ferric Oxide on Morpho-Physiological\u0000Traits of Durum Wheat","authors":"","doi":"10.51626/ijares.2022.03.00019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51626/ijares.2022.03.00019","url":null,"abstract":"Nanotechnology has shown a promising potential to encourage sustainable agriculture in the recent years. Iron (Fe) is an essential element for plant growth and development which absence in the soil negatively effects the plant health. We proposed that the application of nano-ferric oxide at certain level would promote the overall performance of durum wheat. Thus, in the recent study, we evaluated the two durum wheat\u0000genotypes (Preco and Kronos) under three levels of nano-ferric oxide (0 ppm, 20 ppm and 50 ppm). The experiment was conducted in the Botany Laboratory of University of Lahore, Sargodha campus during 2017-2018 with a completely randomized block design. Nano-Ferric oxide particles were synthesized by the chemical reduction of ferric chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3.6H2O) using onion extract. The size of nanoparticles was determined by Zeta Particle Analyzer. The results of the observed traits revealed highly significant differences among treatments and genotypes. The results shown that observed traits improved under 20 ppm concentration of nano-ferric oxide but decreased under 50 ppm concentration. At 20 ppm treatment, variety Preco showed the highest plant height (109.56 cm), root length (19.42 cm), spike length (12.48 cm), awns length (19.83 cm), internode length (19.12 cm), number of leaves (14.55), number of spikelets (23.77), number of awns (55.88), thousand-grain weight (49.49 g), relative water contents (94.81), glaucousness (9.52) and pubescence (8.88). Overall, results suggested\u0000that ferric oxide nanoparticles improve the growth of durum wheat and can be used for crops improvement in future.","PeriodicalId":260257,"journal":{"name":"International Journal on Agriculture Research and Environmental Sciences","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123750760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}