Biochar, Beneficial Microbes, and Agro-Industrial Byproducts in Seed Coatings: Improving Germination and Biomass in Multiple Crops DOI Creative Commons

G. Amoroso,

Mohamed Idbella,

Riccardo Motti

и другие.

Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(5), С. 554 - 554

Опубликована: Май 21, 2025

The development of sustainable seed coating formulations is essential to enhance crop performance while reducing reliance on synthetic inputs. This study evaluates biochar-enriched coatings incorporating olive pomace, buffalo digestate, and microbial consortia from Fagus, Quercus, Pinus forest litters, including Trichoderma harzianum, for their effects germination plant growth. Four crops (Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Lactuca sativa, Solanum lycopersicum, Zea mays) were tested through assays field trials. Treatments containing digestate or pomace alone significantly reduced seedling growth in D. tenuifolia L. sativa (below 25%, compared control), due the phytotoxic ammonia, salts, polyphenols. In contrast, biochar-based mitigated these effects, enhancing root elongation. addition T. harzianum further improved establishment, likely by nutrient uptake suppressing soilborne pathogens, with increases exceeding 100% (compared control). Field trials confirmed findings, showing that biochar–T. combinations both shoot biomass, particularly S. lycopersicum. Z. mays displayed greater tolerance raw by-products, though biochar remained optimal While forest-derived supported balance, effect biomass was less pronounced. These results highlight potential coatings, especially when combined as alternatives conventional treatments.

Язык: Английский

Biochar, Beneficial Microbes, and Agro-Industrial Byproducts in Seed Coatings: Improving Germination and Biomass in Multiple Crops DOI Creative Commons

G. Amoroso,

Mohamed Idbella,

Riccardo Motti

и другие.

Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11(5), С. 554 - 554

Опубликована: Май 21, 2025

The development of sustainable seed coating formulations is essential to enhance crop performance while reducing reliance on synthetic inputs. This study evaluates biochar-enriched coatings incorporating olive pomace, buffalo digestate, and microbial consortia from Fagus, Quercus, Pinus forest litters, including Trichoderma harzianum, for their effects germination plant growth. Four crops (Diplotaxis tenuifolia, Lactuca sativa, Solanum lycopersicum, Zea mays) were tested through assays field trials. Treatments containing digestate or pomace alone significantly reduced seedling growth in D. tenuifolia L. sativa (below 25%, compared control), due the phytotoxic ammonia, salts, polyphenols. In contrast, biochar-based mitigated these effects, enhancing root elongation. addition T. harzianum further improved establishment, likely by nutrient uptake suppressing soilborne pathogens, with increases exceeding 100% (compared control). Field trials confirmed findings, showing that biochar–T. combinations both shoot biomass, particularly S. lycopersicum. Z. mays displayed greater tolerance raw by-products, though biochar remained optimal While forest-derived supported balance, effect biomass was less pronounced. These results highlight potential coatings, especially when combined as alternatives conventional treatments.

Язык: Английский

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