Sodium lignosulfonate improves shoot growth of Oryza sativa via enhancement of photosynthetic activity and reduced accumulation of reactive oxygen species

Abstract Lignosulfonate (LS) is a by-product obtained during sulfite pulping process and is commonly used as a growth enhancer in plant growth. However, the underlying growth promoting mechanism of LS on shoot growth remains largely unknown. Hence, this study was undertaken to determine the potentia...

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Main Authors: Andrew De-Xian Kok, Wan Muhamad Asrul Nizam Wan Abdullah, Chu-Nie Tang, Lee-Yoon Low, Mohd Hafis Yuswan, Janna Ong-Abdullah, Ngai-Paing Tan, Kok-Song Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92401-x