Synthesis of Chitosan Microparticles Encapsulating Bacterial Cell-Free Supernatants and Indole Acetic Acid, and Their Effects on Germination and Seedling Growth in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Table 3
Effect of pH on the chitosan particle formation.
Encapsulation treatment
pH
IAA concentration supernatant (μg/mL)
Encapsulation (%)
Control
4.0
0
100
Control
4.5
0
100
Control
5
0
100
Control
5.5
0
100
CHI + IAA
4.0
81.91
48.24
CHI + IAA
4.5
83.79
51.86
CHI + IAA
5
82.61
53.13
CHI + IAA
5.5
84.86
54.74
TPP + IAA
4.0
30.89
80.73
TPP + IAA
4.5
26.13
85.37
TPP + IAA
5
24.48
85.88
TPP + IAA
5.5
28.30
80.03
CHI + IAA: IAA added to chitosan; CHI + TPP: TPP added to chitosan.
