Application of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck as a Biostimulant for Growing Cucumber Seedlings in Hydroponics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of Chlorella vulgaris Suspension and Strain Used in This Study
2.2. Preparation of Chlorella vulgaris Suspension
2.3. Preparation of Cucumber Seeds and Simple Hydroponic System
2.4. Analysis of Experimental Results
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variant of Experiment | Xmin | Xmax | X ± S | σ | Me | CV, % | t |
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Shoots length, cm | |||||||
Knop medium | 8.00 | 15.20 | 11.30 ± 0.18 | 1.77 | 11.30 | 15.66 | - |
Chlorella suspension | 4.80 | 13.50 | 8.15 ± 0.19 | 1.92 | 8.15 | 23.44 | 12.07 * |
Roots length, cm | |||||||
Knop medium | 8.00 | 27.10 | 16.41 ± 0.38 | 3.80 | 16.05 | 23.09 | - |
Chlorella suspension | 4.40 | 19.90 | 10.59 ± 0.34 | 3.44 | 10.35 | 32.51 | 11.38 * |
Shoots dry biomass, g | |||||||
Knop medium | 0.28 | 0.77 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 21.00 | - |
Chlorella suspension | 0.36 | 0.90 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.49 | 21.72 | 1.48 |
Roots dry biomass, g | |||||||
Knop medium | 0.001 | 0.12 | 0.04 ± 0.003 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 59.60 | - |
Chlorella suspension | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.05 ± 0.002 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 37.02 | 2.31 * |
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Vildanova, G.I.; Allaguvatova, R.Z.; Kunsbaeva, D.F.; Sukhanova, N.V.; Gaysina, L.A. Application of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck as a Biostimulant for Growing Cucumber Seedlings in Hydroponics. BioTech 2023, 12, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/biotech12020042
Vildanova GI, Allaguvatova RZ, Kunsbaeva DF, Sukhanova NV, Gaysina LA. Application of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck as a Biostimulant for Growing Cucumber Seedlings in Hydroponics. BioTech. 2023; 12(2):42. https://doi.org/10.3390/biotech12020042
Chicago/Turabian StyleVildanova, Galiya I., Rezeda Z. Allaguvatova, Dina F. Kunsbaeva, Natalia V. Sukhanova, and Lira A. Gaysina. 2023. "Application of Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck as a Biostimulant for Growing Cucumber Seedlings in Hydroponics" BioTech 12, no. 2: 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/biotech12020042