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The Biostimulant Potential of Clove Essential Oil for Treating Soybean Seeds

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Increasing soybean productivity can be achieved by treating seeds with biostimulants. To this end, an investigation was conducted into the potential of a formulation prepared with clove es-sential oil (CEO) diluted in soybean oil for seed treatment. Soybean seeds were treated with CEO concentrations between 0.5 to 3.0 mL/L, and subjected to germination, vigor, and sanity analyses. The CEO at 1.6 mL/L exhibited favorable outcomes regarding germination, root length, and re-duced fungal infection. In this way, a two-crop field experiment evaluated soybean seeds treated with CEO at 1.6 mL/L. Soybean seeds treated with CEO in the field in 2021/2022 were not different from the controls. However, in 2019/2020, there was a higher percentage of emergence, nodulation, and production of 749 kg/ha more than in the industrial treatment. These results highlight the potential use of CEO as a biostimulant.

Source: Agriculture

DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14071202

Authors: Joao Paulo Costa, Vinícius Guimarães Nasser, Willian Rodrigues Macedo, Mario Ferreira Conceição Santos, Geraldo Humberto Silva

Institutions: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Language: English

Topic: Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,955