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

TerraBioGen的材料是由自然存在的微生物在发酵过程中产生的。这些产品促进了许多植物物种的健康和生长。最近的研究表明，TerraBioGen的几种产品（F4和FX）具有提高芸苔、芝麻菜和玉米植物耐旱性的能力。在本研究中，我们测试了TerraBioGen公司的产品对玉米植株耐旱性的影响。为了验证这一假设，玉米植株将在控制条件下（水分充足，最适温度为25 °C）在土壤（盆栽）中种植，其中有TerraBioGen的材料，也有不含TerraBioGen的材料。两周后，每组实验中一半的盆栽植物将在缺水条件下生长。在第一阶段，将对植物进行1-2周的监测。一旦干旱胁迫植物出现胁迫症状，就会测量叶片水势、蒸腾速率、叶片表面温度和相对叶绿素含量等基本生理参数。在这个阶段，将收获植物，以确定植物的基本生长参数，如茎和根的长度，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.