Abstract
Aqueous solution of sodium alginate (3% w/v) was irradiated by gamma radiation at various doses (5-50 kGy). These solutions were diluted to 1500 ppm and applied on malabar spinach (Basella alba) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea) to study the growth promotion behavior of sodium alginate. Viscosity and molecular weight of the irradiated sodium alginate was found to decrease with increasing radiation dose. Changes in morphological characteristics of those plants in different unit plots were found which is correlated with the use of sodium alginate. The dry matter (32.5%), plant height (33.55%), root length (27.36%), number of leaf (27.27%) were increased compared to the control vegetative plant production, when malabar spinach was nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy. In case of spinach; dry matter (320%), plant height (53.62%), root length (39.92%) and number of leaf (95.45%) were increased when nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGy.
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Claim · model-written summary
Viscosity and molecular weight of the irradiated sodium alginate decreased with increasing radiation dose.
- Treatment
- gamma radiation at various doses (5-50 kGy)e0
- Outcome
- Viscosity and molecular weight of the irradiated sodium alginatee1
- Direction
- decreasee1
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“Aqueous solution of sodium alginate (3% w/v) was irradiated by gamma radiation at various doses (5-50 kGy)”
e1“Viscosity and molecular weight of the irradiated sodium alginate was found to decrease with increasing radiation dose”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate use was correlated with changes in morphological characteristics of the plants in unit plots.
- Taxon
- malabar spinach (Basella alba) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Spinacia oleracea
Basella albae0 - Treatment
- use of sodium alginatee1
- Outcome
- morphological characteristicse1
- Setting
- different unit plotse1
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“applied on malabar spinach (Basella alba) and spinach (Spinacia oleracea)”
e1“Changes in morphological characteristics of those plants in different unit plots were found which is correlated with the use of sodium alginate”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy increased dry matter of malabar spinach relative to control.
Verbatim
e1“The dry matter (32.5%), plant height (33.55%), root length (27.36%), number of leaf (27.27%) were increased compared to the control vegetative plant production, when malabar spinach was nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy increased plant height of malabar spinach relative to control.
Verbatim
e1“The dry matter (32.5%), plant height (33.55%), root length (27.36%), number of leaf (27.27%) were increased compared to the control vegetative plant production, when malabar spinach was nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy increased root length of malabar spinach relative to control.
Verbatim
e1“The dry matter (32.5%), plant height (33.55%), root length (27.36%), number of leaf (27.27%) were increased compared to the control vegetative plant production, when malabar spinach was nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy increased leaf number of malabar spinach relative to control.
Verbatim
e1“The dry matter (32.5%), plant height (33.55%), root length (27.36%), number of leaf (27.27%) were increased compared to the control vegetative plant production, when malabar spinach was nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 12 kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 20 kGy increased dry matter of spinach.
- Taxon
- spinachSpinacia oleraceae1
- Treatment
- sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGye1
- Outcome
- dry mattere1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 320%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“In case of spinach; dry matter (320%), plant height (53.62%), root length (39.92%) and number of leaf (95.45%) were increased when nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 20 kGy increased plant height of spinach.
- Taxon
- spinachSpinacia oleraceae1
- Treatment
- sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGye1
- Outcome
- plant heighte1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 53.62%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“In case of spinach; dry matter (320%), plant height (53.62%), root length (39.92%) and number of leaf (95.45%) were increased when nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 20 kGy increased root length of spinach.
- Taxon
- spinachSpinacia oleraceae1
- Treatment
- sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGye1
- Outcome
- root lengthe1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 39.92%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“In case of spinach; dry matter (320%), plant height (53.62%), root length (39.92%) and number of leaf (95.45%) were increased when nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGy”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium alginate irradiated at 20 kGy increased leaf number of spinach.
- Taxon
- spinachSpinacia oleraceae1
- Treatment
- sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGye1
- Outcome
- number of leafe1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 95.45%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“In case of spinach; dry matter (320%), plant height (53.62%), root length (39.92%) and number of leaf (95.45%) were increased when nourished by sodium alginate irradiated at 20kGy”
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