AA	Amino acids
Ala	Alanine
ALG	Sodium alginate
Asp	Aspartate
CMC	Carboxymethyl cellulose
GA	Gum arabic
Glu	Glutamate
Gly	Glycine
ICP-OES	Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
Ile	Isoleucine
Leu	Leucine
M	Micronutrient solution
MAP	Mono-ammonium phosphate
Met	Methionine
Phe	Phenylalanine
Pro	Proline
S1	Uncoated seeds
S2	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with NPK
S3	Seed coating containing a solution of 4% alginate with NPK
S4	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate, 1% carboxymethyl cellulose with NPK
S5	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with amino acids (37.5 mL/100 g) and NPK
S5.1	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with amino acids (37.6 mL/100 g), micronutrients (37.5 mL/100 g) and NPK
S5.2	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with amino acids (75.1 mL/100 g), micronutrients (75.1 mL/100 g) and NPK
S5.3	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with amino acids (112 mL/100 g), micronutrients (112 mL/100 g) and NPK
S5.4	Seed coating containing a solution of 2% alginate with amino acids (150 mL/100 g), micronutrients (150 mL/100 g) and NPK
S6	Seed coating containing a 2% solution of gum arabic with NPK
S7	Seed coating containing a solution of 4% gum arabic with NPK
S8	Seed coating containing a solution of 4% gum arabic with amino acids (37.5 mL/100 g) and NPK
SEM-EDX	Scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Ser	Serine
Thr	Threonine
Tyr	Tyrosine
Val	Valine