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Radu-Liviu Sumalan1, Lilia Croitor2,3, Mihaela Petric2
1Faculty of Horticulture and Forestry, Banat's University of Agriculture Science and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael Ist of Romania" from Timisoara, Calea Aradului nr 119, 300645, Timisoara, Romania.
Abstract:
The discovery of environmentally friendly and inexpensive plant growth regulators (PGRs) for agronomically important crops is a necessity and must be considered a priority worldwide. This study provides the synthesis, structure determination and the biological evaluation of two binary organic salts as potential PGRs. New compounds have dual biological activity and are based on natural metabolite p-aminobenzoic acid (pABAH) and different alkanolamines. Studied compounds exhibit hydrogen-bonded 3D supramolecular architectures with different crystal packing due to the formation of one homosynthon and various heterosynthons. The biological profile of new compounds was investigated in laboratory and greenhouse on Solanum lycopersicum L., revealing the efficiency in promoting plant rooting and plant productivity. The results may have a positive impact on agricultural economics, developing new sustainable PGRs for tomatoes.
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