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ArticleBMC plant biology2024

Optimizing Cucumis sativus seedling vigor: the role of pistachio wood vinegar and date palm compost in nutrient mobilization.

Sediqeh Afsharipour, Abdolmajid Mirzaalian Dastjerdi, Azam Seyedi

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Article in BMC plant biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Multifunctional Valorisation of Pistachio (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Biopriming ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Sediqeh AfsharipourDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Abdolmajid Mirzaalian DastjerdiDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran. mirzaalian@hormozgan.ac.ir.
Azam SeyediDepartment of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jiroft, Jiroft, Iran. a.seiedi@ujiroft.ac.ir.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe goal of this research is to enhance the quality of cucumber seedlings grown in greenhouses by experimenting with various soilless culture mediums (CMs) and the application of pistachio wood vinegar (WV). The experimental setup was designed as a factorial experiment within a randomized complete block design (RCBD), in greenhouse conditions featuring three replications to assess the effects of different culture media (CMs) and concentrations of pistachio wood vinegar (WV) on cucumber seedling growth. Cucumber seeds were planted in three CMs: coco peat-peat moss, coco peat-vermicompost, and date palm compost-vermicompost mixed in a 75:25 volume-to-volume ratio. These were then treated with pistachio WV at concentrations of 0, 0.5, and 1%, applied four times during irrigation following the emergence of the third leaf.

resultsThe study revealed that treating seedlings with 0.5% WV in the date palm compost-vermicompost CM significantly enhanced various growth parameters. Specifically, it resulted in a 90% increase in shoot fresh mass, a 59% increase in shoot dry mass, an 11% increase in root fresh mass, a 36% increase in root dry mass, a 65% increase in shoot length, a 62% increase in leaf area, a 25% increase in stem diameter, a 41% increase in relative water content (RWC), and a 6% improvement in membrane stability index (MSI), all in comparison to untreated seedlings grown in coco peat-peat moss CM. Furthermore, chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid levels were 2.3, 2.7, 2.6, and 2.7 times higher, respectively, in seedlings treated with 0.5% WV and grown in the date palm compost-vermicompost CM, compared to those treated with the same concentration of WV but grown in coco peat-peat moss CM. Additionally, the Fv/Fm ratio saw a 52% increase. When plant nutrition was enhanced with the date palm compost-vermicompost CM and 1% WV, auxin content rose by 130% compared to seedlings grown in coco peat-peat moss CM and treated with 0.5% WV.

conclusionsThe study demonstrates that using 0.5% WV in conjunction with date palm compost-vermicompost CM significantly betters the quality of cucumber seedlings, outperforming other treatment combinations.

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Cucumis sativusSeedlingsAcetic AcidChlorophyllCompostingPhoeniceaePistaciaSoilAcetic AcidChlorophyllSoilAuxinCucumber seedlingCulture mediaPyroligneous acidRoot architecture

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PMCPMC11097511

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