Plant growth regulation by seed coating with films of alginate and auxin-intercalated layered double hydroxides

• Vander A. de Castro,
• Valber G. O. Duarte,
• Danúbia A. C. Nobre,
• Geraldo H. Silva,
• Vera R. L. Constantino,
• Frederico G. Pinto,
• Willian R. Macedo and
• Jairo Tronto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1082–1091, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.93

• Professor Lineu Prestes, 748, CEP 05508-000, São Paulo-SP, Brazil 10.3762/bjnano.11.93 Abstract Auxins are a class of organic substances known as plant-growth regulators, which act on plant physiology, promoting its full development. However, due to the great instability of these substances among the

• ; intercalation compounds; layered double hydroxides (LDHs); layered materials; 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA); plant-growth regulators; Introduction Increasing food production in line with environmental preservation is a challenge to agricultural innovation. With regard to this, nanotechnology enables the

• intercalated species and/or greater tolerance to biotic and abiotic factors, improving the physiological processes of plants. Auxins are plant-growth regulators (PGRs), influencing physiological processes from embryogenesis to the formation of new organs [12]. The main auxins that favor plant growth are 1