Publication: Assessing the efficiency of bacterial and phytohormonal soybean (Glycine max L.) seed treatment under organic farming technology
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2025-12-26
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Короткова, Ірина Валентинівна
Korotkova, I. V.
Chaika, T.
Shevnikov, M.
Liashenko, V.
Gorbenko, O.
Rybalchenko, A.
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Soybean (Glycine max L.) is one of the most sought-after legumes on the global market due to its high demand in the feed, food, and industrial sectors. Climate change necessitates the implementation of technological innovations to enhance plant resistance to adverse growing conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pre-sowing seed treatment of soybean with the bacterial preparation Profix, the phytohormone based preparation Violar, as well as their combined application through seed inoculation and crop spraying during the bud formation–bloom phase, on the development and productivity of soybeans under an organic farming. To examine the dynamics of leaf surface area, photosynthetic pigments, malondialdehyde and proline levels, and their relationship with yield, the ANOVA-Tukey test and principal component analysis were employed. The field experimental results showed that pre-sowing seeds treatment with the Profix inoculant, the phytohormonal preparation Violar, and their combined application contributes to an increase in leaf surface area, an enhancement in the content of photosynthetic pigments, a reduction in malondialdehyde levels, and an increase in proline content in soybean plant. These physiological improvements ultimately led to average soybean yield increases of 12.3%, 19.6%, and 29.2%, respectively, despite adverse weather conditions 2024. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of integrating bacterial and phytohormonal seed treatments as a sustainable and innovative approach to enhancing soybean productivity under organic farming conditions.
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Korotkova I., Chaika T., Shevnikov M., Liashenko V., Gorbenko O., Rybalchenko A. Assessing the efficiency of bacterial and phytohormonal soybean (Glycine max L.) seed treatment under organic farming technology. AsPac Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 2025. Vol. 33, No. 4. P. 330–341. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35118/apjmbb.2025.033.4.28
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leaf area, malondialdehyde, photosynthetic pigments, proline, stress biomarkers, yield