@Article{phyton.2023.028224,
AUTHOR = {Sang-Mo Kang, Shifa Shaffique, Muhammad Imran, Su-Mi Jeon, Shabir Hussain Wani, Muhammad Aaqil Khan, Peter Odongkara, Eun-Hae Kwon, Yosep Kang, Joon-Ik Son, Won-Chan Kim, In-Jung Lee},
TITLE = {Inoculation of <i>Chlorella</i> and Food Waste Improves the Physio-Morphological Features of Red Pepper by Regulating Activating Antioxidant Defense System},
JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany},
VOLUME = {92},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {9},
PAGES = {2699--2711},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v92n9/53600},
ISSN = {1851-5657},
ABSTRACT = {Food waste is recognized as a valuable source for potential agricultural applications to supply organic matter and nutrients to arable soil. However, the information on the combined application of food waste and the plant growth-promoting bacterial strain, <i>Chlorella</i>, related to plant metabolic features and sodium chloride content in arable soil is limited. The present study was conducted to investigate the exogenous application of food waste along with <i>Chlorella</i>, which improved the physio-morphological features of red pepper. Our results revealed that this combination enhanced the organic matter in the soil, ultimately improving the fertility rate of the soil, and the physio-morphological features, such as chlorophyll <i>a</i> content (24.5 ± 0.7), root (7.8 ± 0.7) cm and shoot length (12.1 ± 0.7) cm, fresh weight (2.1 ± 0.05) g, dry weight (0.19 ± 0.05) g, mineral contents, and hormonal concentration (ABA by up to 2 folds). The combined treatment also minimized free radicals via the activation of the intrinsic antioxidant series cascade and electrolyte leakage. Our findings showed that adding <i>Chlorella</i> and food wastes improved growth characteristics and can be used as a green bio-fertilizer for sustainable agriculture.},
DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2023.028224}
}