Allantoin–L-Tryptophan Seed Coating for Early Growth Under Stress
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods fail to effectively promote initial plant growth and growth under stress conditions, such as salt stress, which are critical for increasing crop yields.
Innovation Solution
A composition for coating plant seeds comprising allantoin and an agriculturally acceptable amino acid, preferably L-tryptophan, in specific weight ratios, applied to the seeds to enhance growth promotion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional seed treatment methods are used, then basic germination occurs, but initial plant growth and growth under stress conditions are not effectively promoted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines allantoin and amino acid (particularly L-tryptophan) in a seed coating composition to achieve synergistic effects. This merging of two substances creates a composition that promotes both initial plant growth and stress resistance more effectively than either substance alone, resolving the contradiction between basic germination and enhanced growth promotion.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses a composite coating composition containing allantoin and amino acid in specific weight ratios (0.009 to 50 parts by weight of amino acid relative to 100 parts by weight of allantoin). This composite material approach creates a synergistic effect that simultaneously improves initial growth and stress condition resistance, addressing both aspects of the contradiction.
2Productivity
If higher amounts of useful components are applied to leaves or soil, then plant growth promotion improves, but cost and environmental burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the useful components (allantoin and amino acid) directly to the seeds before planting, allowing the substances to be incorporated into the seed structure and released during germination and early growth stages. This preliminary action ensures efficient supply of the components during the critical initial growth period, achieving effective growth promotion with smaller amounts of substance compared to leaf or soil application.
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AI summary
This invention provides a composition for coating plant seeds that can promote the initial plant growth or that can promote the plant growth under stress conditions. Compositions for coating plant seeds according to one or more embodiments of the present invention comprise allantoin, amino acid, and an agriculturally acceptable carrier. Said amino acid is preferably L-tryptophan. Other one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to coated seeds comprising plant seeds and, on the surface of the seeds, a composition comprising allantoin and amino acid.