AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR ACCELERATING SECRETION OF ALPHA-AMYLASE IN PLANT SEED GERMINATION

摘要

The present invention includesa seed treatment composition for the establishmentof strong and healthy seedlings. The seedtreatment composition can include ascorbicacid, choline chloride, and indole-3-butyricacid. The seed treatment composition can additionallyinclude salicylic acid. In one embodiment,the seed treatment composition includesbetween about 0.001% and about 2% ascorbicacid, between about 0.001% and about 1.5%choline chloride, and between about 0.00001%and about 0.5% indole-3-butyric acid by weightof the composition. A method of treating seedswith the seed treatment composition is alsoprovided. While multiple embodiments are disclosed,still other embodiments of the presentinvention will become apparent to those skilledin the art from the following detailed description,which shows and describes illustrativeembodiments of the invention.