Response of Onion Crop to Foliar Application by Amino Acids, Yeast extract and Boron in Upper Egypt

A greenhouse experiment was conducted during the seasons of 2016 – 2017 to compare the impact of foliar amino acids binding (0.5, 1 and 2 g.L-1) and yeast extract ( 2.5, 5 and 10 g.L-1) on certain development and physiological parameters of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). The results cleared that foliar application of amino acid (2 g.L-1) or yeast (10 g.L-1) increased development parameters of hot pepper compared to control in both first and second seasons. Amino acids foliar implementation with (2 g.L-1) gave higher content of anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, lycopene and ß- carotene contents as compared with the control. Also, 10 g.L-1 foliar application of yeast extract showed the best results as compared to control in both first and second seasons. Foliar application of amino acids contents increased phenol and flavonoid contents of hot pepper fruits. Maximum increase was observed at 2 g.L-1 amino acids in both seasons. While 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and lipid peroxidation contents increased with 2 g.L-1 amino acids and 10 g.L-1 yeast foliar application. The HPLC analysis of ethanolic extract of hot pepper fruits has shown fifteen phenolic compounds. Phenolic compounds were increased by increasing the concentration of amino acid and yeast extract foliar application in the both two seasons. In conclusion it is recommended to use amino acid (2 g.L-1) and yeast extract (10 g.L-1) foliar application as they play a key role in productivity , also in protecting the environment as eco-friendly and cost-effective inputs for the farmers.

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Impact of Foliar Application of Amino Acids on Total Phenols, Phenolic Acids Content of Different Mints Varieties under the Field Condition

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10030599 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 599

Author(s):

Živilė Tarasevičienė ◽

Aloyzas Velička ◽

Aurelija Paulauskienė

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Phenolic Compounds ◽

Phenolic Acids ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Mentha Piperita ◽

Total Phenolic ◽

Total Phenol Content ◽

Individual Response ◽

Total Phenols ◽

Wide Range

Phenolic compounds have a number of benefits to human health and can be used as preventive compounds for the development of some chronic diseases. Mentha plants are not only a good source of essential oils, but also contain significant levels of wide range of phenolic compounds. The aim of this research was to investigate the possibility to increase phenols content in Mentha plants under the foliar application with L-phenylalanine, L-tryptophan, L-tyrosine at two concentrations (100 mg L−1 and 200 mg L−1) and to create preconditions for using this plant for even more diverse purposes. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of phenols in mints were performed by HPLC method. Foliar application of amino acids increased the total phenol content from 1.22 to 3.51 times depending on the treatment and mint variety. The most pronounced foliar application to total phenols content was tryptophane especially in Mentha piperita “Swiss”. Mentha piperita “Swiss” was affected most by foliar application and the amount of total phenolic acids depending on the treatment ranged from 159.25 to 664.03 mg 100 g−1 (DW), respectively, non-sprayed and sprayed with tryptophane 100 mg L−1. Our results suggest that the biophenol content varies according to such factors as foliar application and variety, and every single mint variety has individual response to different applications of amino acids.

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Effect of Foliar Application and Soil Addition of Licorice and Yeast Extract: B- Vegetative Growth and Fruiting of Red Globe Grafted Grapevines

Journal of Plant Production ◽

10.21608/jpp.2017.37814 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 59-63

Author(s):

F. El-Morsy ◽

Magda Mohamed ◽

S. Bedrech

Keyword(s):

Yeast Extract ◽

Vegetative Growth ◽

Foliar Application

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Pruning intensity and amino acids tryptophan and glycine on growth and flowering of Jasminum sambac

Ornamental Horticulture ◽

10.1590/2447-536x.v27i1.2231 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 20-25

Author(s):

Ziyad Khalf Salih ◽

Seyedeh Somayyeh Shafiei Masouleh ◽

Mohamed Abdulla Ahmed ◽

Marwan Abdulla Sanam

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Ground Level ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Reproductive Growth ◽

Above Ground Level ◽

Evergreen Shrub ◽

Jasminum Sambac ◽

Pruning Intensity

Abstract Jasmine (Jasminum sambac L.) is an evergreen shrub and very fragrant, which has a very importance in the perfume industry and its flowers are used in different religious and ceremonies. Training the shrubs for more yields of flowers and essential oil with horticultural improvement effects of pruning and amino acids may help gardeners to achieve more benefits. This study aimed to investigate the effects of pruning intensity (without pruning, 40, 60 or 75 cm above ground level) and foliar application of amino acids (without amino acids, tryptophan or glycine) on jasmine shrubs for promoting growth and reproductive growth and the content of essential oil. The results showed that plants with light pruning (75 cm) and foliar application of amino acids especially glycine had the best growth and yield, which means that plants were affected by the interactions of pruning level and application of amino acids.

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DECOMPOSITION OF CHLORO-SUBSTITUTED ALIPHATIC ACIDS BY SOIL BACTERIA

Canadian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.1139/m57-019 ◽

1957 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 151-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

H. L. Jensen

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Yeast Extract ◽

Soil Bacteria ◽

Basal Medium ◽

Soil Extract ◽

Taxonomic Position ◽

Vitamin B ◽

Selective Media ◽

Aliphatic Acids

Three groups of bacteria capable of decomposing chloro-substituted aliphatic acids were isolated from soil by means of selective media. A group of Pseudomonas-like bacteria (A) decomposed monochloroacetate (and monobromoacetate) readily in media with yeast extract, peptone, or amino acids. They also decomposed α-monochloropropionate with moderate vigor, but had little effect on dichloro-acetate and -propionate, and none on trichloroacetate. A non-sporeforming bacterium of uncertain taxonomic position (B) was able to decompose trichloroacetate in media containing soil extract or vitamin B12, and also in basal medium when associated with vitamin B12-producing strains of Streptomyces. Dichloroacetate was only slightly attacked, and monochloroacetate and α-dichloropropionate not at all. A group of bacteria (C) apparently belonging to Agrobacterium decomposed α-dichloropropionate and dichloroacetate, but was less active towards α-monochloropropionate, and did not attack mono- and tri-chloroacetate. The organisms of groups B and C grew only feebly in ordinary media. The decomposition of monochloroacetate, trichloroacetate, and α-dichloropropionate in soil was accelerated by addition of cell suspensions of groups A, B, and C, respectively. The organisms seemed to be more active in the soil than in vitro.

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Relief Role of Lysine Chelated Zinc (Zn) on 6-Week-Old Maize Plants under Tannery Wastewater Irrigation Stress

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17145161 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (14) ◽

pp. 5161

Author(s):

Rehan Ahmad ◽

Wajid Ishaque ◽

Mumtaz Khan ◽

Umair Ashraf ◽

Muhammad Atif Riaz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Amino Acid ◽

Plant Growth ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Antioxidant Activities ◽

Foliar Spray ◽

Tannery Wastewater ◽

Organic Load ◽

Maize Plants

Tannery wastewater mainly comes from leather industries. It has high organic load, high salinity, and many other pollutants, including chromium (Cr). Tannery wastewater is generally used for crop irrigation in some areas of Pakistan and worldwide, due to the low availability of good quality of irrigation water. As tannery wastewater has many nutrients in it, its lower concentration benefits the plant growth, but at a higher concentration, it damages the plants. Chromium in tannery wastewater accumulates in plants, and causes stress at physiological and biochemical levels. In recent times, the role of micronutrient-amino acid chelated compounds has been found to be helpful in reducing abiotic stress in plants. In our present study, we used lysine chelated zinc (Zn-lys) as foliar application on maize (Zea mays L.), growing in different concentrations of tannery wastewater. Zinc (Zn) is required by plants for growth, and lysine is an essential amino acid. Maize plants were grown in tannery wastewater in four concentrations (0, 25%, 50%, and 100%) and Zn-lys was applied as a foliar spray in three concentrations (0 mM, 12.5 mM, and 25 mM) during plant growth. Plants were cautiously harvested right after 6 weeks of treatment. Foliar spray of Zn-lys on maize increased the biomass and improved the plant growth. Photosynthetic pigments such as total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and contents of carotenoids also increased with Zn-lys application. In contrast to control plants, the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents were increased up to 12%, 50%, and 68% in leaves, as well as 16%, 51% and 89% in roots at 25%, 50%, and 100% tannery water application, respectively, without Zn-lys treatments. Zn-lys significantly reduced the damages caused by oxidative stress in maize plant by decreasing the overproduction of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA) in maize that were produced, due to the application of high amount of tannery wastewater alone. The total free amino acids and soluble protein decreased by 10%, 31% and 64% and 18%, 61% and 122% at 25%, 50% and 100% tannery water treatment. Zn-lys application increased the amino acids production and antioxidant activities in maize plants. Zn contents increased, and Cr contents decreased, in different parts of plants with Zn-lys application. Overall, a high concentration of tannery wastewater adversely affected the plant growth, but the supplementation of Zn-lys assertively affected the plant growth and enhanced the nutritional quality, by enhancing Zn and decreasing Cr levels in plants simultaneously irrigated with tannery wastewater.

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Morphological and Physiological Responses Induced by Protein Hydrolysate-Based Biostimulant and Nitrogen Rates in Greenhouse Spinach

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9080450 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (8) ◽

pp. 450 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Petronia Carillo ◽

Giuseppe Colla ◽

Giovanna Marta Fusco ◽

Emilia Dell’Aversana ◽

Christophe El-Nakhel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Spinacia Oleracea ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Protein Hydrolysate ◽

Photochemical Efficiency ◽

Amino Acid Content ◽

Fertilization Rate ◽

N Fertilization ◽

Total Amino Acid ◽

Acquisition Response

Plant-derived protein hydrolysates (PHs) are gaining prominence as biostimulants due to their potential to improve yield and nutritional quality even under suboptimal nutrient regimens. In this study, we investigated the effects of foliar application of a legume-derived PH (0 or 4 mL L−1) on greenhouse baby spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) under four nitrogen (N) fertilization levels (0, 15, 30, or 45 kg ha−1) by evaluating morphological and colorimetric parameters, mineral composition, carbohydrates, proteins, and amino acids. The fresh yield in untreated and biostimulant-treated spinach plants increased in response to an increase in N fertilization from 1 up to 30 kg ha−1, reaching a plateau thereafter indicating the luxury consumption of N at 45 kg ha−1. Increasing N fertilization rate, independently of PH, lead to a significant increase of all amino acids with the exception of alanine, GABA, leucine, lysine, methionine, and ornithine but decreased the polyphenols content. Interestingly, the fresh yield at 0 and 15 kg ha−1 was clearly greater in PH-treated plants compared to untreated plants by 33.3% and 24.9%, respectively. This was associated with the presence in of amino acids and small peptides PH ‘Trainer®’, which act as signaling molecules eliciting auxin- and/or gibberellin-like activities on both leaves and roots and thus inducing a “nutrient acquisition response” that enhances nutrients acquisition and assimilation (high P, Ca, and Mg accumulation) as well as an increase in the photochemical efficiency and activity of photosystem II (higher SPAD index). Foliar applications of the commercial PH decreased the polyphenols content, but on the other hand strongly increased total amino acid content (+45%, +82%, and +59% at 0, 15, and 30 kg ha−1, respectively) but not at a 45-kg ha−1-rate. Overall, the use of PH could represent a sustainable tool for boosting yield and nitrogen use efficiency and coping with soil fertility problems under low input regimens.

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Effects of Epiphytic Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonads on the Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in Model Media

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x-64.5.721 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 64 (5) ◽

pp. 721-724 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

J. DEL CAMPO ◽

F. CARLIN ◽

C. NGUYEN-THE

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Listeria Monocytogenes ◽

Yeast Extract ◽

Inhibitory Activity ◽

Minimal Medium ◽

Pseudomonas Chlororaphis ◽

Enterobacter Agglomerans ◽

Minimally Processed ◽

Yeast Extract Medium ◽

Extract Medium

Four Enterobacteriaceae (Enterobacter agglomerans and Rhanella aquatilis) and six pseudomonads (Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas chlororaphis, Pseudomonas putida) isolated from minimally processed green endive were coinoculated at 10°C with Listeria monocytogenes in a minimal medium. Pseudomonads did not modify the growth of L. monocytogenes, whereas Enterobacteriaceae reduced its maximal population by 2 to 3 log CFU/ml. The same effect was observed in a diluted yeast extract medium supplemented with amino acids and glucose, in which L. monocytogenes grown alone reached 109 to 1010 CFU/ml. In the same diluted yeast extract medium, not supplemented with glucose and amino acids, the maximal population of L. monocytogenes in the presence of both Enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonads was only slightly reduced (less than 0.5 log CFU/ml). Culture filtrates of the Enterobacteriaceae had no inhibitory activity on L. monocytogenes. The effect of the Enterobacteriaceae on L. monocytogenes growth was presumably due to a competition for glucose and/or amino acids.

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Effect of Exogenous Application of Amino Acids L-Arginine and Glycine on Maize under Temperature Stress

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10060769 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 769 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kinga Matysiak ◽

Roman Kierzek ◽

Idzi Siatkowski ◽

Jolanta Kowalska ◽

Roman Krawczyk ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Temperature Stress ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Lateral Roots ◽

Thermal Conditions ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Exogenous Application ◽

C 23 ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Positive Effect

Temperature strongly influences the growth of maize, particularly in the early growth stages. The exogenous application of some amino acids has been proven to have a positive effect on plant growth and development under stressful conditions. The objective of the study was to evaluate the response of maize that was grown under an optimal and stress (fluctuating) temperature to L-Arginine (L-Arg) and Glycine (Gly) application. In the study, it was assumed that the exogenously applied amino acids would alleviate the adverse effects of temperature stress on the maize height, as well as on the biomass of shoots and roots. Ten concentrations of each amino acid from 0.006 mM to 9.0 mM were tested under constant temperature conditions 20–22 °C/23–25 °C (night/day) an fluctuating stress of rising and dropping temperatures between 12–15 °C (night) and 30–38 °C (day). The amino acids were applied to the crop at growth stages V3–V4. In plants that were obtained from seeds pre-treated with L-Arg and Gly, the amino acids increased both the length of radicles and the number of lateral roots. A large discrepancy between the effects of the two amino acids was observed after foliar application. Under optimal thermal conditions, L-Arg increased the mass of shoots and roots by 55–59%. Under stress conditions, root mass was increased even by 100% when compared to the control plants. The best results were recorded at concentrations of 6 mM and 3 mM. Plants that were treated with Gly concentrations generally reached the height of untreated plants or less. It was shown that Gly applied at concentrations of 0.2 mM to 3 mM has a negative effect on the fresh mass of the crop.

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