Extracellular Fragmented Self-DNA Displays Biostimulation of Lettuce in Soilless Culture
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biological Material and DNA Extraction
2.2. Treatment and Plant-Growing Conditions
2.3. Fertigation Parameters
2.4. Growth Parameters
2.5. Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Yield from Self-eDNA Extraction
3.2. Effect of Self-eDNA Biostimulation on Fertigation Uptake Parameters of Lettuce
3.3. Effect of Self-eDNA Biostimulation on Water Uptake Parameters of Lettuce
3.4. Effect of Self-eDNA Biostimulation on Nutrient Uptake Parameters of Lettuce
3.5. Effect of Self-eDNA Biostimulation on Growth Parameters of Lettuce
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Drainage | Absorption | Growth | |||||
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EC | pH | Water | NO3− | K+ | FW | DW | |
pH | −0.0352 ns | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Water | 0.7025 *** | 0.0168 ns | - | - | - | - | - |
NO3− | 0.6904 *** | −0.0111 ns | 0.9714 *** | - | - | - | - |
K+ | 0.6012 ** | 0.0442 ns | 0.9256 *** | 0.9421 *** | - | - | - |
FW | 0.7463 *** | 0.0682 ns | 0.9665 *** | 0.9434 *** | 0.9284 *** | - | - |
DW | 0.7012 *** | −0.0052 ns | 0.9802 *** | 0.9778 *** | 0.9600 *** | 0.9710 *** | - |
DNA | −0.7911 *** | −0.0192 ns | −0.3903 ns | −0.3431 ns | −0.1598 ns | −0.3258 ns | −0.3016 ns |
pH | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Water | 0.49 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
NO3− | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.94 | - | - | - | - |
K+ | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.89 | - | - | - |
FW | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.86 | - | - |
DW | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.94 | - |
DNA | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
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Cunha-Chiamolera, T.P.L.; Urrestarazu, M.; Carbajal-Valenzuela, I.A.; Ramos, J.B.; Ortega, R.; Miralles, I.; Guevara-González, R.G. Extracellular Fragmented Self-DNA Displays Biostimulation of Lettuce in Soilless Culture. Horticulturae 2024, 10, 964. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090964
Cunha-Chiamolera TPL, Urrestarazu M, Carbajal-Valenzuela IA, Ramos JB, Ortega R, Miralles I, Guevara-González RG. Extracellular Fragmented Self-DNA Displays Biostimulation of Lettuce in Soilless Culture. Horticulturae. 2024; 10(9):964. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090964
Chicago/Turabian StyleCunha-Chiamolera, Tatiana P. L., Miguel Urrestarazu, Ireri A. Carbajal-Valenzuela, José Barroso Ramos, Raúl Ortega, Isabel Miralles, and Ramón Gerardo Guevara-González. 2024. "Extracellular Fragmented Self-DNA Displays Biostimulation of Lettuce in Soilless Culture" Horticulturae 10, no. 9: 964. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10090964