Seed membrane coating with soil microorganisms

Description

• Seed coating refers to the application of beneficial substances to seeds without changing the size and shape of the seed. One way to improve and increase the efficiency of seeds is to coat them with beneficial chemical compounds that can regulate and improve germination. This technology allows for the effective use of nutrients, fungicides, insecticides, and beneficial microorganisms.
• Plant growth-promoting bacteria affect crop performance and increase plant resistance to environmental stresses through nitrogen biofixation, phosphorus and potassium solubilization, increase soil mineral elements, control pathogens, and produce plant growth-regulating hormones. These bacteria and their interactions with plants have commercial applications and are used in sustainable agriculture. Growth-promoting bacteria tend to protect plant health in an environmentally friendly manner. The use of seed coatings using soil microorganisms seems to be a suitable solution to achieve sustainable agriculture, reduce the effects of environmental stresses, and increase yield.
• The main reasons for using seed coatings are to control insects and pathogenic fungi, add beneficial microorganisms to the seed mixture, add nutrients to the seed, improve germination and seedling establishment, increase yield, and reduce costs. Among the characteristics of the materials used for seed coating are ease of use, non-toxicity of the materials to the seed during germination, high diffusion rate, biodegradability, and environmental compatibility.
• Today, due to biotic and abiotic stresses, the percentage of seedling emergence in many plants is reduced. Proper seed production requires attention to seed quality, plant nutrition, and plant and soil factors in the pod formation area in the soil. Producing seeds that have low vigor causes the percentage of germination and seedling establishment to decrease. This phenomenon causes the cost of plant production to increase significantly.