Extracellular Metabolites of Heterotrophic Auxenochlorella protothecoides: A New Source of Bio-Stimulants for Higher Plants
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effects of EAp on the Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana
2.2. EAp Treatment Affected the Growth and Nutritional Value of Brassica chinensis
2.3. EAp Varies According to Cultivation Strategy
2.4. Chemical Composition of EAp
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Microalgal Cultivation and EAp Preparation
3.1.1. Shake-Flask Culture
3.1.2. Fermentor Culture
3.2. Root Development in Petri Dish Culture
3.3. Plant Growth
3.4. EAp Composition Analysis
3.5. Statistic Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | OM | N | P | K | Ca | Mg | Fe | Mn | Zn | AA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 1 | 0.12 | 0.42 | 0.015 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.001 | - | - | - |
No. 2 | 1.18 | 0.31 | 0.05 | 0.044 | 0.037 | 0.016 | 0.0007 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.102 |
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Qu, Y.; Chen, X.; Ma, B.; Zhu, H.; Zheng, X.; Yu, J.; Wu, Q.; Li, R.; Wang, Z.; Xiao, Y. Extracellular Metabolites of Heterotrophic Auxenochlorella protothecoides: A New Source of Bio-Stimulants for Higher Plants. Mar. Drugs 2022, 20, 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20090569
Qu Y, Chen X, Ma B, Zhu H, Zheng X, Yu J, Wu Q, Li R, Wang Z, Xiao Y. Extracellular Metabolites of Heterotrophic Auxenochlorella protothecoides: A New Source of Bio-Stimulants for Higher Plants. Marine Drugs. 2022; 20(9):569. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20090569
Chicago/Turabian StyleQu, Yujiao, Xinxiang Chen, Beibei Ma, Huachang Zhu, Xuan Zheng, Jiazhen Yu, Qinghui Wu, Rong Li, Ziqiang Wang, and Yibo Xiao. 2022. "Extracellular Metabolites of Heterotrophic Auxenochlorella protothecoides: A New Source of Bio-Stimulants for Higher Plants" Marine Drugs 20, no. 9: 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20090569