Evaluation of Triticale Yield under the Influence of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Oxidative Catalysts

Abstract

An experimental assessment of the effect of activators of oxidative processes on the yield of triticale grain crops was carried out at experimental sites of the Federal Agrarian Scientific Center of the South-East, Saratov. Triticale plants during the growing season were sprayed with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide with a concentration of 5 mmol/l in the presence of oxidative catalysts based on oxygen-containing compounds: 2-butanone, 1-tetralone, cyclohexanone. The effectiveness of the use of all catalysts used in this work is shown. The best results were obtained by double treatment with an aqueous solution of cyclohexanone in hydrogen peroxide with a concentration of 5 mmol/l in a ratio of 1: 300, carried out 4 and 3 weeks before the start of harvesting, which led to an increase in the yield of triticale grain by 176% relative to the control. Hydrogen peroxide is an additional source of oxygen that accelerates metabolism in plants. An even greater activation of metabolic processes in plants occurred in the presence of oxidative catalysts (2-butanone, 1-tetralone, cyclohexanone), due to the formation of highly active oxygen-containing structures in aqueous solutions, which ultimately led to higher yields of cultivated plants, in particular triticale.