Effect of silicon on protein and lignin contents of two annual flower species

Abstract The beneficial effect of silicon on plants is known, but there are no studies demonstrating the effect of this element on protein and lignin production in ornamental plants. This study aimed to assess the effects of monosilicic acid fertigation at 0, 2, 4, and 8 mmol L-1 of Si on protein and lignin production of two ornamental species: Viola x wittrockiana Gams ex Nauenb. & Buttler ‘Majestic Giants II Fire’ e Tagetes erecta L. ‘Hero’ (color mix). The experiment was installed in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement using a completely randomized design with five replications. After 90 days of the sowing, we assessed N and Si contents in shoot system, Si accumulation in shoot system, root, and total, and lignin and protein production. An increase in lignin followed by its reduction was observed from the concentration of 2.0 (4.29) and 4.3 (5.72) mmol L-1 of Si for Viola and Tagetes species, respectively. Silicon application promoted higher lignin content in T. erecta and V. x wittrockiana.

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PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE RESPONSE OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTS TO THE NACL CASE I. TAGETES ERECTA L.

Acta Horticulturae ◽

10.17660/actahortic.2012.937.118 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 955-962 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Escalona ◽

J. Valverde ◽

C. Dos Santos Coutinho ◽

M.C. Salas

Keyword(s):

Ornamental Plants ◽

Tagetes Erecta ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Tagetes Erecta L

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Physiological potential of Dyckia spp. bromeliad seeds under different temperatures

Semina Ciências Agrárias ◽

10.5433/1679-0359.2021v42n5p2639 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (5) ◽

pp. 2639-2650

Author(s):

Verônica Pellizzaro Moresco ◽

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Mônica Satie Omura ◽

Jean Carlo Baudraz de Paula ◽

Felipe Favoretto Furlan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Growth And Development ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Natural Environments ◽

The Third ◽

Tukey Test ◽

Seed Physiology ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Different Temperatures ◽

Completely Randomized Design

Bromeliads have been gaining ground in the economic scenario due mainly to their use as ornamental plants. Bromeliads of the genus Dyckia exhibit different morphologies, and therefore, have relevance in this market. However, some species are threatened due to the extraction of plants from their natural environments. Many of these species are endemic and native to Brazil and there are few studies on their seed physiology; hence, expansion of research into this topic is essential. An alternative for the preservation of such plants is the production of seedlings using seeds. To this end, the objective of this work was to evaluate the physiological potential of seeds of Dyckia brevifolia, Dyckia beateae, and Dyckia excelsa at different temperatures, and determine the number of days to carry out the tests. A completely randomized design was adopted, with three species of Dyckia, analyzed separately, and four temperatures (20, 25, 30, and 35 °C). The following were evaluated: first germination count, germination, germination speed index, length of seedling, and seedling dry weight. The data were analyzed using the Sisvar software for normality and homogeneity, and when the assumptions were met, they were subjected to analysis of variance using the F test (p < 0.05) and the means were compared using the Tukey test at 5% probability. Seeds of D. excelsa emit the radicle more quickly at 20 and 35 °C; however, temperatures of 25 and 30 °C provide better conditions for seedling growth and development. The greatest vigor of D. brevifolia seeds is observed at temperatures of 30 and 35 °C. Seeds of D. beateae emit the radicle more quickly at 20 °C, and the largest seedlings are observed at 35 °C. The first germination count of D. brevifolia, D. beateae, and D. excelsa should be evaluated on the third day after sowing. The germination evaluations for D. excelsa and D. beateae should be carried out on the ninth day after sowing, and those for D. brevifolia on the sixth day after sowing.

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Biodelignification of sugarcane shoots: agricultural waste management strategy as an alternative feed for ruminants

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/888/1/012078 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 888 (1) ◽

pp. 012078

Author(s):

G Yanti ◽

N Jamarun ◽

R Pazla ◽

R W W Sari

Keyword(s):

Enzyme Activity ◽

Pleurotus Ostreatus ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Crude Protein ◽

Lignin Content ◽

Agricultural Waste ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Laccase Enzyme ◽

Agricultural Waste Management

Abstract This research aimed to reduce the lignin content and increase the nutrients content of sugarcane shoots as forages for a ruminant. This research used an experimental method using a completely randomized design (CRD) in factorial patterns, whereas A factor was a type of fungi (Pleurotus ostreatus and Aspergillus oryzae), and B factor was biodelignification time (14. 21 and 28 days). The variables observed in the experiment were laccase enzyme activity, Crude Protein (CP) content, and the percentage of lignin decreased. The research results showed that biodelignification using Pleurotus ostreatus fungi for 28 days resulted: 1,62 U/ml of laccase enzyme activity, 9.23% crude protein content, and 12.83 % of lignin decreased. From this research, the best treatment for bio-delignification of sugarcane shoots was with Pleurotus ostreatus fungi for 28 days, producing the best sugarcane shoots with 9.23 % of crude protein 12.83% of lignin decreased.

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PENGARUH EKSTRAK Tagetes erecta L TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN JAMUR Saprolegnia sp SECARA IN VITRO

JURNAL PERIKANAN TROPIS ◽

10.35308/jpt.v4i2.800 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 199

Author(s):

Sufal Diansyah ◽

Farah Diana

Keyword(s):

Cold Water ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Fungal Infections ◽

Major Type ◽

Tagetes Erecta ◽

Fish Eggs ◽

Average Value ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Tagetes Erecta L

Saprolegnia sp fungi are freshwater mushrooms that live in freshwater environments and require water to grow and reproduce. Mushroom Saprolegnia is a major type of water fungus that is associated with fungal infections of fish and eggs that are in freshwater. Saprolegnia sp fungus is also called a cold water fungus because it spreads in cold water. Saprolegnia fungus growth in fish / egg bodies or suitable substrate is affected by water temperature. Saprolegnia sp attack causes clinical symptoms that are filled with white threads such as cotton grown in fish eggs. To overcome this problem needed a solution for the prevention of fungal infections one of them is by using anti-fungal herbs such as chicken shoot leaves (Tagetes erecta L). therefore this research needs to be done to control fungal infections Saprolegnia sp on tawes fish eggs. This study used a complete randomized design (RAL), each treatment was repeated three times, the treatment was: P0 = ppm, P1 = 400 ppm, P2 = 600 ppm, and P3 = 800 ppm. The results showed that the most effective extraction was found in treatment P1 with an average value of 14%.

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“Basura verde” como componente de sustrato en el cultivo de Begonia spp. en potes

Agronomía Mesoamericana ◽

10.15517/ma.v29i1.26456 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 221

Author(s):

Carlos Manuel Acosta Durán ◽

Denisse Acosta-Peñaloza

Keyword(s):

Forest Soil ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Optimal Dose ◽

Physicochemical Characteristics ◽

Chemical Laboratory ◽

Green Waste ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Negative Environmental Impact ◽

Physical And Chemical

The forest soil is the main substrate in the production of ornamental plants in pots, but its unlimited extraction causes a negative environmental impact. One alternative for replacing the forest soil is the garden waste, also called “green waste”. The aim of this study was to characterize and determine the optimal dose inclusion of green waste in order to use it as substrate component for begonia (Begonia spp.) container cultivation. This experiment was performed in Morelos State, Mexico, in 2015. Physical and chemical laboratory analysis, as well as an agronomic evaluation was performed. Different proportions (100%, 75%, 50%, and 25%) of green waste and forest soil, supplemented by a general substrate (coconut fiber and sawdust, 50/50, v/v) were mixed. A completely randomized design of eight treatments with eight replications was used. Green waste has similar physicochemical characteristics to forest soil. In the growth and development of begonia plants, the results were statistically equal, between treatments of 100% green waste use and forest soil use in six of the sixteen variables studied, and was superior to other treatments, in one of them. As a result of this study, we reached the following conclusion: that green waste is a material that has the necessary physicochemical characteristics for the Begonia spp. container cultivation, and that if its used as a substrate, it could replace the forest soil.

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Screening of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) cultivars for drought stress based on vegetative and physiological characteristics

International Journal of Food and Allied Sciences ◽

10.21620/ijfaas.2017256-63 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 56 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adnan Younis ◽

Atif Riaz ◽

Muhammad Qasim ◽

Farakh Mansoor ◽

Faisal Zulfiqar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Water Stress ◽

Drought Stress ◽

Tagetes Erecta ◽

Drought Treatment ◽

Chlorophyll Contents ◽

Drought Tolerant ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Cultivar Selection ◽

Tagetes Erecta L ◽

Water Scarce

Drought tolerance is an important genotypic character to be exploited for the plant cultivar selection under water deficit conditions. In the recent study, we examined the response of two marigold cultivars (Inca and Bonanza) under different regimes of drought stress. The aim was to determine the best performing cultivar under water/drought stress. Three irrigation treatments include; 4 days (T1), 6 days (T2) and 8 days (T3) in comparison to control 1 day (T0) interval were imposed. Response characters under study were morphological, physiological and anatomical. Complete Randomized Design (CRD) with four replications in two factorial arrangements was followed for experiment layout. The results revealed that increasing water stress adversely affect plant height, in both cultivars. Both cultivars showed a decreasing trend to the number of flowers under water stress. Total chlorophyll contents including a, b were also showed reduction under prolonged drought treatment in both cultivars from (2.7 mg g-1 FW) to (1 mg g-1 FW). Overall, the performance of cultivar (cv.) Inca was satisfactory under water stress regimes. These results are helpful for selecting drought tolerant marigold cultivars in water scarce areas.

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SELECTION OF PEPPER ACCESSIONS WITH ORNAMENTAL POTENTIAL

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252019v32n230rc ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 566-574

Author(s):

GÉRSON DO NASCIMENTO COSTA ◽

BRUNA MARIA PRADO DA SILVA ◽

ÂNGELA CELIS DE ALMEIDA LOPES ◽

LEONARDO CASTELO BRANCO CARVALHO ◽

REGINA LUCIA FERREIRA GOMES

Keyword(s):

Univariate Analysis ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Quality Criteria ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Science Centre ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Statistical Mode ◽

Clustering Test ◽

Selection Of

ABSTRACT Ornamental plants are all plants grown for their beauty and are commonly used in gardening and landscaping. The colorful fruits and varied foliage colors that typify ornamental peppers provide a vibrant garden display that rivals other ornamental plants. This study aimed to evaluate the potential ornamental use of eight pepper accessions, Capsicum annuum, from the Capsicum Germplasm Bank of the Universidade Federal do Piauí, using qualitative and quantitative descriptors. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse at the Department of Plant Science, Centre of Agricultural Sciences of Universidade Federal do Piauí, where the accessions were evaluated through a completely randomized design, with eight replicates, one plant per plot, and characterized based on 35 descriptors, 23 of which were qualitative and 12 quantitative. Data on quantitative descriptors were submitted to univariate analysis of variance, followed by Scott-Knott clustering test at 5% probability. Data on qualitative multicategorical descriptors were considered based on observations of statistical mode. The eight accessions evaluated have ornamental potential and are within the standards established by the Instituto Brasileiro de Floricultura. The accessions BAGC 98, 100, 203, 207, 224, and 236 accessions are suitable for cultivation in pots, while BAGC 220 is suitable for garden cultivation. BAGC 199 is the most promising accession because it supports all quality criteria required for size, foliage, flowers, and fruit proposed by the Veiling Holambra Cooperative.

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Growth Responses and Accumulation Characteristics of Three Ornamental Plants to Sn Contamination in Soil

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11030205 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 205

Author(s):

Yuxia Liu ◽

Weili Xu ◽

Yi Wang ◽

Weiduo Hao ◽

Qixing Zhou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Contaminated Soil ◽

Bioconcentration Factor ◽

Wide Spectrum ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Tagetes Erecta ◽

Growth Responses ◽

Impatiens Balsamina ◽

Mirabilis Jalapa ◽

High Concentrations ◽

Tagetes Erecta L

Decorative ornamental plants have been applied as hyperaccumulators/phytoremediators to a wide spectrum of heavy metal contaminants. In this study, pot culture experiments were conducted to investigate the Sn tolerance and accumulation in Impatiens balsamina L., Mirabilis jalapa L. and Tagetes erecta L., in order to assess the possibility of these three ornamental plants to be used as phytoremediators of Sn-contaminated soil. Results show that all three plants exhibited strong tolerance to Sn contamination, and no significant visual toxicity was observed for all three plants grown under most of the Sn treatments. The amount of Sn accumulated in the three plants was positively correlated with the Sn concentration in the soil. The order of the Sn accumulative capacity was Impatiens balsamina > Mirabilis jalapa > Tagetes erecta. Impatiens balsamina and Tagetes erecta showed a low translocation ability (TF) (<1), and the roots accumulated the highest Sn concentration, but Impatiens balsamina showed a relatively high bioconcentration factor (BCF, Sn concentration in each part > 100 mg/kg after Sn treatment of 500 mg/kg). Meanwhile, the TF of Mirabilis jalapa was >1, and the fluorescence accumulated the most Sn. In combination with the adaptation to high concentrations of various heavy metals, these three ornamental plants are potential candidates for Sn mining tailings or contaminated soil.

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Alterações morfofisiológicas e crescimento de helicônias em função de diferentes ambientes de sombreamento

Comunicata Scientiae ◽

10.14295/cs.v7i2.884 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 214

Author(s):

Rafaela Ribeiro de Souza ◽

Markilla Zunete Beckmann Cavalcante ◽

Everaldo Moreira Silva ◽

Genilda Canuto Amaral ◽

Leonardo Pereira Silva Brito ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Leaf Area ◽

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Ornamental Plants ◽

Lower Growth ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Completely Randomized Design

The use of shading has been widely used for production of seedlings, flowers and ornamental plants, aiming to minimize the damage from the excess of luminosity. This research evaluated the effect of different shaded environments [0% (full sun); 35% and 50% of shading and overlapping screens of 35%+50%] on morphophysiological aspects and growth of Heliconia psittacorum cv. Golden Torch and Heliconia bihai cv. Humilis in Bom Jesus county, Piaui state, Brazil, from August, 2012 to July, 2013. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design with treatments arranged in a 2 x 4 (Species x Shading) factorial, with six repetitions. Plants of H. bihai cv. Humilis showed higher leaf area compared to H. psittacorum cv. Golden Torch when the corresponding overlapping screens of 35% + 50% was applied, indicating that the two species have different morphological mechanisms for adaptation in shaded environments. Plants grown in full sun (0% of shade) presented lower growth (height and leaf area) and lower chlorophyll content. The 50% of shading providedwas effective to achieve the desired establishment and growth of H. bihai cv. Humilis and H.Psittacorum cv. Golden Torch, grown in pots.

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RESISTANCE ELICITORS ON PRODUCTION AND POST-PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF POTTED LISIANTHUS

Revista Caatinga ◽

10.1590/1983-21252021v34n104rc ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 31-38

Author(s):

MÁRCIA MARIA DE SOUZA GONDIM DIAS ◽

SILVANDA DE MELO SILVA ◽

ALEX SANDRO BEZERRA DE SOUSA ◽

RENATO LIMA DANTAS ◽

VANESSA CAVALCANTE DE ALMEIDA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Production Quality ◽

Production Performance ◽

Randomized Design ◽

Culture Cycle ◽

Useful Life ◽

Completely Randomized Design ◽

Post Production ◽

And Control ◽

Ornamental Species

ABSTRACT Lisianthus is an important ornamental species, whose cultivation in pot still requires studies, mainly regarding the use of alternative management. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate the influence of resistance elicitors on the production and post-production quality of potted lisianthus. Plants grown in pots were treated with two elicitors: (E1) phosphorylated mannano-oligosaccharide and (E2) citric bioflavonoids and phytoalexins, in the doses (D) of 1 and 2pL.L-1 (E1D1 1pL.L-1, E1D2 2pL.L-1, E2D1 1pL.L-1, E2D2 2pL.L-1 and control), with 5 replications, in a completely randomized design. After opening the first flower buds, the plants remained in the greenhouse for 15 days, until they reached at least 3 open flowers, when were transferred to the room conditions (24 ± 2 oC and 72 ± 2%) for another 15 days. The application of elicitors did not influence the culture cycle or the size of the stem. There was an increase, however, in the number of viable buds and open flowers, in addition to an increase in flower’s useful life paralleled to the reduction of senescent flowers, in relation to the control. The dose of 2pL.L-1 of the E2 kept the percentage of viable open flowers in relation to the control for at least another 5 days, reducing the percentage of senescent flowers. Together, with the application of the E2 elicitor in potted lisianthus, the viability of the flowers can be prolonged, maintaining quality and delaying senescence, and, in this way, increasing the market period.

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