Understanding the detailed mechanisms of TerraBioGen's bioactive materials on improving plant health and drought tolerance in corn

TerraBioGen的材料是由自然产生的微生物在发酵过程中产生的。这些产品可促进多种植物的健康和生长。最近的研究表明，TerraBioGen的几种产品(F4和FX)能够提高油菜、芝麻菜和玉米的耐旱性。在这项研究中，我们测试了TerraBioGen的产品对玉米植株抗旱性的影响。为了验证这一假设，玉米植株将在土壤(盆栽)中种植，在控制条件下(充分浇水和最适温度为25°C)分别使用和不使用TerraBioGen的材料。两周后，每组实验中盆栽植物的一半将在水分胁迫条件下生长。在第一阶段，将对植物进行为期1-2周的监测。一旦受到干旱胁迫的植物表现出胁迫症状，就会测量基本的生理参数，如叶水势、蒸腾速率、叶表面温度和相对叶绿素含量。在这一阶段，将收获植物以确定基本的植物生长参数，如地上部和根长、根分枝模式和植物生物量。

TerraBioGen's materials are produced in a fermentation process by naturally occurring microorganisms. These products enhance the health and growth of numerous plant species. Recent studies showed that several TerraBioGen's products (F4 and FX) have the ability to increase drought tolerance of Brassica, arugula and corn plants. In this study, we test the effect of TerraBioGen's products on drought tolerance of corn plants. To test this hypothesis, corn plants will be grown in soil (pots) with and without TerraBioGen's material in control conditions (well-watered and optimum temperature of 25 °C). Two weeks later, half of the plants in pots from each set of experiments will be grown under a water stress condition. At the first stage, plants will be monitored for 1-2 weeks. Once drought-stressed plants show stress symptoms basic physiological parameters such as leaf water potential, transpiration rate, leaf surface temperatures and relative chlorophyll content will be measured. At this stage, plants will be harvested to determine basic plant growth parameters such as shoot and root lengths, root branching patterns and plant biomass.