Chitosan treatment affects plant growth and flower quality in Eustoma grandiflorum

The effects of chitosan treatment on plant growth and flower quality of Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn. were investigated. The application of a soil mix of chitosan (1%, w/w) at sowing time remarkably enhanced growth, whereas coating seed with 0.1% chitosan in lactate was ineffective. Plants grow...

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Published inHortScience Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 233 - 234
Main Authors Ohta, K, Taniguchi, A, Konishi, N, Hosoki, T
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria, VA American Society for Horticultural Science 01.04.1999
Subjects
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biological and medical sciences
chitosan
crop quality
cut flowers
diameter
Economic plant physiology
Eustoma russellianum
flowering date
Flowering, floral biology, reproduction patterns
flowers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
growth
Growth and development
lactic acid
leaves
length
ornamental value
seed dressings
seed treatment
starter dressings
stems
weight
width
Flower
Production quality
Growth
Plant juvenile growth stage
Dose activity relation
Dicotyledones
Angiospermae
Gentianaceae
Flower crop
Flowering
Forcing (plant)
Spermatophyta
Chitosan
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Summary:The effects of chitosan treatment on plant growth and flower quality of Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn. were investigated. The application of a soil mix of chitosan (1%, w/w) at sowing time remarkably enhanced growth, whereas coating seed with 0.1% chitosan in lactate was ineffective. Plants grown in the chitosan-treated soil flowered 15 days earlier than did control plants, and the number and weight of cut flowers produced were greater than for control plants or plants from chitosan-treated seed.
ISSN:0018-5345
2327-9834
DOI:10.21273/hortsci.34.2.233