Paper · 2025 · Scientific Horizons

Effectiveness of plant growth stimulants for winter wheat in the Left-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Larysa Semenko; Serhiy Veremeyenko; Anatoly Bykin; et al.

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Abstract

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of plant growth stimulants on yield and grain quality indicators of winter wheat grown on dark grey podzolic soil developed from loess-like loam. The research assessed the impact of seed treatment with the BioZern fertiliser for stimulating the growth and development of cereal crops, the Medax Top growth regulator, the Turbo micronutrient fertiliser, and MgSO4 in winter wheat cultivation under the conditions of Kyiv Region, at Biotech LTD. Seed treatment with BioZern in combination with Medax Top + Turbo + MgSO4 resulted in a yield of 9.0 t/ha compared to 6.8 t/ha in the control. The application of plant growth stimulants (PGS) and micronutrients increased yield by 1.34-2.2 t/ha. The use of PGS in combination with MgSO4 improved plant growth and development indicators, with an 8-10% increase in plant density, over a 20% rise in the number of productive stems per unit area, and a corresponding increase in the tillering coefficient. The application of PGS also significantly enhanced key indicators of wheat ear productivity. The number of spikelets, grains per spike, grain weight per spike, and total grain mass per spike increased in the studied crop. Growth ranged from 25% to 50% compared to the control. A key practical outcome of the study was the improvement of most indicators characterising product quality. In addition to an increase in the 1,000-grain weight, the test weight rose from 737 g/L in the control to 763-766 g/L in treatments with PGS. While vitreousness remained consistent across all treatments, PGS slightly reduced the grain protein content from 15.6% in the control to 14.0-14.2% in treated variants. The results confirm the high effectiveness of winter wheat seed treatment with the BioZern preparation, the application of the Medax Top growth regulator, the Turbo micronutrient fertiliser, and MgSO4 under the conditions of Kyiv Region. These findings can be recommended for winter wheat cultivation

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

BioZern with Medax Top, Turbo and MgSO4 yielded 9.0 t/ha versus 6.8 t/ha control.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
BioZern in combination with Medax Top + Turbo + MgSO4e0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
compared toe0
Value
9.0 t/hae0
Qualifier
6.8 t/hae0
Comparator
the controle0

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Triticum aestivum
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“Seed treatment with BioZern in combination with Medax Top + Turbo + MgSO4 resulted in a yield of 9.0 t/ha compared to 6.8 t/ha in the control”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PGS and micronutrients increased yield by 1.34-2.2 t/ha.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
plant growth stimulants (PGS) and micronutrientse0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasede0
Value
1.34-2.2 t/hae0

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Triticum aestivum
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“application of plant growth stimulants (PGS) and micronutrients increased yield by 1.34-2.2 t/ha”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PGS with MgSO4 increased plant density by 8-10%.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
PGS in combination with MgSO4e0
Outcome
plant densitye0
Direction
increasee0
Value
8-10%e0

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Triticum aestivum
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“PGS in combination with MgSO4 improved plant growth and development indicators, with an 8-10% increase in plant density”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PGS with MgSO4 increased productive stems per unit area by over 20%.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
PGS in combination with MgSO4e0
Outcome
number of productive stems per unit areae0
Direction
risee0
Value
over a 20%e0

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Triticum aestivum
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“PGS in combination with MgSO4 improved plant growth and development indicators, with an 8-10% increase in plant density, over a 20% rise in the number of productive stems per unit area”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PGS with MgSO4 increased tillering coefficient.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
PGS in combination with MgSO4e0
Outcome
tillering coefficiente0
Direction
increasee0

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Triticum aestivum
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“PGS in combination with MgSO4 improved plant growth and development indicators, with an 8-10% increase in plant density, over a 20% rise in the number of productive stems per unit area, and a corresponding increase in the tillering coefficient”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 747–990 · show in text ↑
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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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PGS increased spikelets, grains per spike and grain weight per spike.

Treatment
PGSe0
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number of spikelets, grains per spike, grain weight per spikee0
Direction
increasede0

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Triticum aestivum
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“application of PGS also significantly enhanced key indicators of wheat ear productivity. The number of spikelets, grains per spike, grain weight per spike, and total grain mass per spike increased”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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PGS increased total grain mass per spike.

Treatment
PGSe0
Outcome
total grain mass per spikee0
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increasede0

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Triticum aestivum
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“application of PGS also significantly enhanced key indicators of wheat ear productivity. The number of spikelets, grains per spike, grain weight per spike, and total grain mass per spike increased”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PGS increased 1,000-grain weight.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Outcome
1,000-grain weighte0
Direction
increasee0

Not reportedTreatmentComparator

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“increase in the 1,000-grain weight”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PGS raised test weight to 763-766 g/L versus 737 g/L control.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
PGSe0
Outcome
test weighte0
Direction
rosee0
Value
763-766 g/Le0
Qualifier
737 g/Le0
Comparator
the controle0

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Triticum aestivum
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“test weight rose from 737 g/L in the control to 763-766 g/L in treatments with PGS”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Vitreousness remained consistent across treatments.

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winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
all treatmentse0
Outcome
vitreousnesse0
Direction
remained consistente0

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Triticum aestivum
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“vitreousness remained consistent across all treatments”

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“winter wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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PGS reduced grain protein from 15.6% control to 14.0-14.2%.

Taxon
winter wheatTriticum aestivumt0
Treatment
PGSe0
Outcome
grain protein contente0
Direction
reducede0
Value
14.0-14.2%e0
Qualifier
15.6%e0
Comparator
the controle0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
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“PGS slightly reduced the grain protein content from 15.6% in the control to 14.0-14.2% in treated variants”

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“winter wheat”

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