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Study on the transport of humic acids through the plant cuticles
Smilková, Marcela ; Záhora, Jaroslav (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (advisor)
This diploma thesis is focused on foliar fertilization. It is nowadays one of the most widespread types of application of commercial fertilizers. Concern of this thesis is the study of plant cuticles as a thin layer on the leaves. These thin membranes are responsible for regulation of water transport and nutrients. Further function of plant cuticles is the mechanical protection of the outer part of the plant. Plant cuticles were characterized by fluorescence spectroscopy, classical optical microscopy and profilometry. The main aim of this thesis is the optimization and verification of experimental methodology aimed to the transport of commercial humic product through plant cuticles by simple diffusion techniques. The results obtained by presented diffusion techniques of humic product through plant cuticles were correlated with the same diffusion experiments through synthetic membranes with defined pore size and density. The study on transport of commercial humic product was realized in hydrogel medium by two different diffusion methods – non-stationary diffusion technique and diffusion couple. The important part of this diploma thesis is the characterization of supported hydrogel matrix by rheology tests, mercury intrusion porosimetry and scanned electron microscopy. Conclusions of this diploma thesis could be used for improving of efficiency of foliar fertilization.
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Transport of humic substances into leafs
Žáková, Michaela ; Kalina, Michal (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
This bachelor thesis simulates leaf foliar fertilization and describes transport processes of humic substances. Experiments were performed for two areas. The first focused on the flow through the plant cuticle as the main selective barrier. In the second one the transport of humic substances to the leaf was studied. The diffusion process was evaluated by the concentration loss of lignohumate solutions, which served as the medium of humic substances in the solution - leaf model. The results showed the effect of cuticle on nutrient penetration and its dependence on its condition. New findings are the transfer processes of humic substances into the leaves, that have proved effective in a short period of time, mainly at higher concentrations.
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Usage of physical-chemical methods for the study of interaction of humic substances with the plant cutisles
Rampáčková, Eliška ; Sedláček, Petr (referee) ; Smilková, Marcela (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis deals with the study of interaction (or binding or adsorption) of plant cuticle with potassium lignohumate, as a liquid agriculture product used in the field of foliar fertilization, which belongs to the most used agronomic applications in general. The studied materials became the plant cuticle, which forms upper part of plants and potassium lignohumate (commercially Lignohumate), which is widely used thanks to its properties, which allow to increase the quality, growth and profitability of the crops. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis was to investigate the binding of compounds to plant cuticles, useful methods for this field of research and the use of thermal methods (precisely isothermal microcalorimetry and thermogravimetry). The next step was to use this instrumentation as a physicochemical method for assessing the ability of Lignohumate to bind to plant cuticles.
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Optimalization of experimental method for study on penetration of humic acids into leaves.
Smilková, Marcela ; Pekař, Miloslav (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis is focused on the study of penetration of humic substances trough the plant cuticle. The main objective of the thesis aimed at a literature search on foliar fertilization and transport of substances in the plant leaves. According to the literature search, experimental technique was suggested and tested in order to study penetration of humic substances through the leaf cuticle. The method consists of observation of diffusion transport of humic acids between two inert agarose gels separated by the plant cuticle. Cuticles were prepared by the means of three different isolation procedures.
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Transport of humic substances through plant cuticle
Smilková, Marcela ; Salaš, Petr (referee) ; Weidlich, Tomáš (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
Doctoral Thesis is aimed on the transport of liquid preparations chemically based on potassium lignohumate through plant cuticles commonly utilized in agricultural applications. Firstly, the thesis deals with optimization and correct mathematical description of diffusion experiments. Transport (diffusion) experiments have been realized in model hydrogel media based on linear polysaccharide – chemically inert agarose. Diffusion experiments have been realized by two independent approaches (diffusion models) – free diffusion of lignohumate in hydrogel and diffusion pair (hydrogel-hydrogel), where one of these was enriched by lignohumate in contrast with the second one. Plant cuticle, as the major barrier on the leaves, isolated from Prunus laurocerasus, was used as porous membrane in diffusion experiments. The main aim of Ph.D. thesis was the characterization of barrier properties of cuticles, which are the most limiting barrier regulating the transport of lignohumate in/out the leaves during foliar fertilization. These experimental problems have been solved by diffusion experiments and by their proper mathematical description, especially by the determination of fundamental diffusion parameters such as effective diffusion coefficients. These parameters have been used for the modelling of concentration profiles in hydrogels and comparison with experimental data. Significant part of thesis is aimed on the determination of physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and hydrogels matrixes utilized as model diffusion environment. These characteristics are subsequently correlated with transport (diffusion) parameters. Plant cuticles have been isolated from Prunus laurocerasus leaves and then were characterized by relevant instrumentation notably with respect to their structure and penetration through of lignohumate. Hydrogels have been characterized with respect to mechanical (viscoelastic) (rheology), morphological e.g. porosimetry) and structural (scanning electron microscopy) properties. Mentioned properties have direct link to transport processes ongoing in these materials. Next part of doctoral thesis is aimed on the proper and correct interpretation of experimental results obtained from glass-house experiments. During these experiments, hydrogels based on superabsorbent polymers developed on Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, have been used together with commercial preparation – potassium lignohumate kindly provided by co-working commercial subject – Amagro s.r.o. The main aim was the application of lignohumate directly on plants through root system. Results of these experiments should confirm the positive effect on plant growth as well as their positive development. Results obtained from transport/diffusion experiments confirm that the penetration of active compounds (lignohumate) is more efficient in comparison with adaxial cuticles. The kinetics of lignohumate transport is faster for abaxial cuticles. From superabsorbent experiments it is obvious that these play significant role in growth and development of plant and simultaneously positively contribute to creation of suitable conditions for proper microbiological and bacterial activity, which is essential for health soil.
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Study on transport of liquid lignohumates through plant leaves and plant cuticles
Rampáčková, Eliška ; Weidlich, Tomáš (referee) ; Smilek, Jiří (advisor)
This thesis deals with the study of transport commercial solution of pottasium lignohumate through the plant cuticles, as the main barriers in transport of active ingredience to plant tissues. The problematics has been studied to obtain the informations about ability of transport liquid active ingredience during foliar fertilization, which became popular in theme of efective utilization fertilizers and reduction their negative impact to enviroment. The aim of this thesis was to optimize technics of diffusion for demanded purposes in the Stokes diffusion cells. As the transport barriers have been used the plant cuticles, that have been isolated by various methods. The ultraviolet and visible spectrometry (UV-VIS) was the analytical method for determination of transported volume of lignohumate and to the mentioned experiments the cuticles of Prunus laurocerasus and cuticles of tomato fruit have been used. The isolated cuticles have been analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and profilometry. The characterisation of the used solution of lignohumate was also important part of this thesis. It has been used the basic physico-chemical methods and also the advanced methods as tensiometry, size exclusion chromatography with UV detector and differential refractive index detector (SEC-UV-dRI) and thermogravimetry (TGA).
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Transport of humic substances through plant cuticle
Smilková, Marcela ; Salaš, Petr (referee) ; Weidlich, Tomáš (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
Doctoral Thesis is aimed on the transport of liquid preparations chemically based on potassium lignohumate through plant cuticles commonly utilized in agricultural applications. Firstly, the thesis deals with optimization and correct mathematical description of diffusion experiments. Transport (diffusion) experiments have been realized in model hydrogel media based on linear polysaccharide – chemically inert agarose. Diffusion experiments have been realized by two independent approaches (diffusion models) – free diffusion of lignohumate in hydrogel and diffusion pair (hydrogel-hydrogel), where one of these was enriched by lignohumate in contrast with the second one. Plant cuticle, as the major barrier on the leaves, isolated from Prunus laurocerasus, was used as porous membrane in diffusion experiments. The main aim of Ph.D. thesis was the characterization of barrier properties of cuticles, which are the most limiting barrier regulating the transport of lignohumate in/out the leaves during foliar fertilization. These experimental problems have been solved by diffusion experiments and by their proper mathematical description, especially by the determination of fundamental diffusion parameters such as effective diffusion coefficients. These parameters have been used for the modelling of concentration profiles in hydrogels and comparison with experimental data. Significant part of thesis is aimed on the determination of physico-chemical properties of plant cuticles and hydrogels matrixes utilized as model diffusion environment. These characteristics are subsequently correlated with transport (diffusion) parameters. Plant cuticles have been isolated from Prunus laurocerasus leaves and then were characterized by relevant instrumentation notably with respect to their structure and penetration through of lignohumate. Hydrogels have been characterized with respect to mechanical (viscoelastic) (rheology), morphological e.g. porosimetry) and structural (scanning electron microscopy) properties. Mentioned properties have direct link to transport processes ongoing in these materials. Next part of doctoral thesis is aimed on the proper and correct interpretation of experimental results obtained from glass-house experiments. During these experiments, hydrogels based on superabsorbent polymers developed on Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, have been used together with commercial preparation – potassium lignohumate kindly provided by co-working commercial subject – Amagro s.r.o. The main aim was the application of lignohumate directly on plants through root system. Results of these experiments should confirm the positive effect on plant growth as well as their positive development. Results obtained from transport/diffusion experiments confirm that the penetration of active compounds (lignohumate) is more efficient in comparison with adaxial cuticles. The kinetics of lignohumate transport is faster for abaxial cuticles. From superabsorbent experiments it is obvious that these play significant role in growth and development of plant and simultaneously positively contribute to creation of suitable conditions for proper microbiological and bacterial activity, which is essential for health soil.
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Transport of humic substances into leafs
Žáková, Michaela ; Kalina, Michal (referee) ; Klučáková, Martina (advisor)
This bachelor thesis simulates leaf foliar fertilization and describes transport processes of humic substances. Experiments were performed for two areas. The first focused on the flow through the plant cuticle as the main selective barrier. In the second one the transport of humic substances to the leaf was studied. The diffusion process was evaluated by the concentration loss of lignohumate solutions, which served as the medium of humic substances in the solution - leaf model. The results showed the effect of cuticle on nutrient penetration and its dependence on its condition. New findings are the transfer processes of humic substances into the leaves, that have proved effective in a short period of time, mainly at higher concentrations.
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Study on transport of liquid lignohumates through plant leaves and plant cuticles
Rampáčková, Eliška ; Weidlich, Tomáš (referee) ; Smilek, Jiří (advisor)
This thesis deals with the study of transport commercial solution of pottasium lignohumate through the plant cuticles, as the main barriers in transport of active ingredience to plant tissues. The problematics has been studied to obtain the informations about ability of transport liquid active ingredience during foliar fertilization, which became popular in theme of efective utilization fertilizers and reduction their negative impact to enviroment. The aim of this thesis was to optimize technics of diffusion for demanded purposes in the Stokes diffusion cells. As the transport barriers have been used the plant cuticles, that have been isolated by various methods. The ultraviolet and visible spectrometry (UV-VIS) was the analytical method for determination of transported volume of lignohumate and to the mentioned experiments the cuticles of Prunus laurocerasus and cuticles of tomato fruit have been used. The isolated cuticles have been analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and profilometry. The characterisation of the used solution of lignohumate was also important part of this thesis. It has been used the basic physico-chemical methods and also the advanced methods as tensiometry, size exclusion chromatography with UV detector and differential refractive index detector (SEC-UV-dRI) and thermogravimetry (TGA).
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Usage of physical-chemical methods for the study of interaction of humic substances with the plant cutisles
Rampáčková, Eliška ; Sedláček, Petr (referee) ; Smilková, Marcela (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis deals with the study of interaction (or binding or adsorption) of plant cuticle with potassium lignohumate, as a liquid agriculture product used in the field of foliar fertilization, which belongs to the most used agronomic applications in general. The studied materials became the plant cuticle, which forms upper part of plants and potassium lignohumate (commercially Lignohumate), which is widely used thanks to its properties, which allow to increase the quality, growth and profitability of the crops. The aim of this bachelor’s thesis was to investigate the binding of compounds to plant cuticles, useful methods for this field of research and the use of thermal methods (precisely isothermal microcalorimetry and thermogravimetry). The next step was to use this instrumentation as a physicochemical method for assessing the ability of Lignohumate to bind to plant cuticles.
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