Plant growth hormone-containing polymers for enhanced seed germination and plant growth

Many metal-containing polymers containing plant growth hormones, PGHs, from three of the major PGH categories have been synthesized. These PGHs catagories are auxins, gibberellins, and cytokinetins. These polymers generally showed equal or greater ability to perform plantgrowth regulatory functions with respect to seed germination and seedling development in comparison to the controls and PGHs alone. The seeds included food producing damaged and aged seeds that themselves generally exhibited low germination rates. Increases in germination rates were at times over two fold. These polymers can be easily and quickly made employing an industrially accepted technique and commercially available reactants. Thus, production of gram to ton quantities can occur rapidly. It is believed the enhanced effects may be due to the controlled release of the PGHs.