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Some Effects of an Anionic Sodium Sulfonate Type Surfactant upon Plant Growth 1
Author(s) -
Spurrier E. C.,
Jackobs J. A.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1955.00021962004700100004x
Subject(s) - crop , chemistry , mathematics , horticulture , library science , agricultural science , agronomy , environmental science , geography , forestry , biology , computer science
URFACE active agents, or surfactants, are being used S in the manufacture and processing of commercial fertilizers to improve the blending of materials and to speed up the manufacturing process. This use of surfactants in fertilizer has stimulated an interest in the effects of these additives on seeds and growing plants. Observations on pasture fertility demonstration plots have indicated that the dry matter and protein yields from these plots may have been increased by the use of a surfactant in the fertilizer3. On the basis of these observations, research work was initiated to study the effects of these materials, if any, upon the efficiency of the use of nitrogen by forage grasses, and to determine the effect of a surfactant, in various concentrations, upon seed germination and plant growth. In addition, the effect of a surfactant upon water movement in a soil was observed.