A. niger 969 claims

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Interactor role: biocontrol_agent, other, pathogen, symbiont

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Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger caused significantly higher rot area (5.33 cm2) than the control.

Taxon: cucumberCucumis sativuse0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere6pathogen
Outcome: area of rote6
Direction: significantly highere6
Value: 5.33e6
Comparator: controle6

Verbatim

e0
“Diseased cucumber fruits cultivated in farmlands in Makurdi were sampled using the quadrant method”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 83–181

e6
“The area of rot caused by A. niger (5.33) cm2 and R. stolonifer (4.38) cm2 was significantly higher compared to control (0.00) cm2”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2233–2363

Title

Identification and pathogenicity of fungi causing disease of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) fruits on farmlands in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

Liamngee, Kator; Ojo, Fayinminu Akintade; Oyije, Ogezi Endurance Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.18115545

Other claims from this paper (10)

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume1
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere1pathogen
Outcome: growth ratese1
Qualifier: colonize the entire surface of wheat kernels within 8 dayse1

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e1
“The results show that F. lateritium and A. niger exhibited faster growth rates and were able to colonize the entire surface of wheat kernels within 8 days”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–982

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment: back-inoculated onto wheat kernelse0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere1pathogen
Outcome: wheat superoxide dismutase (SOD) activitye2
Direction: decreasede2
Value: 21.90 U/ge2

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e1
“The results show that F. lateritium and A. niger exhibited faster growth rates and were able to colonize the entire surface of wheat kernels within 8 days”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–982

e2
“After infection by these two fungi, wheat superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased by 33.83 U/g and 21.90 U/g”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 984–1098

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment: back-inoculated onto wheat kernelse0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere1pathogen
Outcome: peroxidase (POD) activitye3
Direction: decreasede3
Value: 745 U/(g·min)e3

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e1
“The results show that F. lateritium and A. niger exhibited faster growth rates and were able to colonize the entire surface of wheat kernels within 8 days”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–982

e3
“peroxidase (POD) activity decreased by 1408 U/(g·min) and 745 U/(g·min)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1100–1171

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume1
Treatment: back-inoculated onto wheat kernelse0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere1pathogen
Outcome: electrical conductivity (EC)e4
Direction: increasede4
Value: 7.74 μS/(cm·g)e4

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e1
“The results show that F. lateritium and A. niger exhibited faster growth rates and were able to colonize the entire surface of wheat kernels within 8 days”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 828–982

e4
“electrical conductivity (EC) increased by 11.17 μS/(cm·g) and 7.74 μS/(cm·g)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1177–1253

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume5
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere5pathogen
Outcome: water absorption of wheat glutene5
Direction: reducede5
Value: 175.91%e5
Qualifier: After 10 days of storagee5

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e5
“After 10 days of storage, A. niger significantly reduced the water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91% and elevated the fatty acid value to 74.20 mg/100g, rendering the wheat unsuitable for storage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1269–1468

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume5
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere5pathogen
Outcome: fatty acid valuee5
Direction: elevatede5
Value: 74.20 mg/100ge5

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e5
“After 10 days of storage, A. niger significantly reduced the water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91% and elevated the fatty acid value to 74.20 mg/100g, rendering the wheat unsuitable for storage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1269–1468

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Observation Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspergillus niger infection rendered stored wheat unsuitable for storage.

Taxon: wheatTriticum aestivume5
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere5pathogen
Outcome: wheat unsuitable for storagee5

Verbatim

e0
“four isolated dominant spoilage fungal strains, Fusarium lateritium, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium citrinum and Talaromyces islandicus, were back-inoculated onto wheat kernels sterilized by 60Co gamma irradiation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 491–704

e5
“After 10 days of storage, A. niger significantly reduced the water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91% and elevated the fatty acid value to 74.20 mg/100g, rendering the wheat unsuitable for storage”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1269–1468

Title

Effects of Dominant Fungi on Wheat Quality During Storage

Xiao He; Jin-Qi Zhao; Bing Wu; et al. Foods 2026. doi:10.3390/foods15091595

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Fusarium lateritium grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 33.83 U/g.
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 1408 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Fusarium lateritium infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 11.17 μS/(cm·g).
Observation Aspergillus niger grew faster on wheat kernels and colonized the whole kernel surface within 8 days.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat superoxide dismutase activity by 21.90 U/g.
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection decreased wheat peroxidase activity by 745 U/(g·min).
Intervention effect Aspergillus niger infection increased wheat electrical conductivity by 7.74 μS/(cm·g).
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger reduced water absorption of wheat gluten to 175.91%.
Association After 10 days, Aspergillus niger elevated the fatty acid value of wheat to 74.20 mg/100g.
Association Penicillium citrinum had the most significant effect on solvent retention capacity of wheat flour.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Chlorothalonil inhibited A. niger by 100%, the highest fungicide response.

Taxon: CucumberCucumis sativust0
Treatment: chlorothalonile0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere0pathogen
Outcome: inhibitione0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 100 %e0
Comparator: ten fungicides testede0

Verbatim

e0
“Among the ten fungicides tested, chlorothalonil exhibited the highest inhibition (100 %) A. niger, while Propiconazole was the most effective against A. flavus (100 %).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 715–883

t0
“Cucumber”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · title, characters 128–136

Title

Comparative in vitro efficacy of biological agents, plant extracts and novel fungicides for controlling seed-borne pathogens in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

R S Usha; B Gayatri; M Sucharita; et al. Plant Science Today 2026. doi:10.14719/pst.10984

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Aspergillus niger was identified from cucumber seeds.
Observation A. flavus was identified from cucumber seeds.
Intervention effect Propiconazole inhibited A. flavus by 100%, the strongest fungicide response.
Intervention effect Trichoderma harzianum had the highest A. niger inhibition among bioagents, 64.52%.
Intervention effect Pseudomonas fluorescens had the highest A. flavus inhibition among bioagents, 53.74%.
Intervention effect Allium sativum at 20% completely inhibited A. niger.
Intervention effect Allium sativum at 20% completely inhibited A. flavus.
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced highest germination percentage (93.02 %).
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced greatest shoot length (18.59 cm).
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced longest root length (6.67 cm).
Recommendation The authors suggest integrated disease management using the tested agents.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Trichoderma harzianum had the highest A. niger inhibition among bioagents, 64.52%.

Taxon: CucumberCucumis sativust0
Treatment: Trichoderma harzianume0
Interactor: A. nigerAspergillus nigere0pathogen
Second interactor: Trichoderma harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent
Outcome: inhibitione0
Direction: higheste0
Value: 64.52 %e0
Comparator: Three bioagentse0

Verbatim

e0
“Three bioagents were also evaluated, with Trichoderma harzianum showing the highest inhibition (64.52 %) for A. niger, while Pseudomonas fluorescens exhibited highest inhibition (53.74 %) for A. flavus.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 884–1086

t0
“Cucumber”
✓ located after whitespace/quote normalisation · title, characters 128–136

Title

Comparative in vitro efficacy of biological agents, plant extracts and novel fungicides for controlling seed-borne pathogens in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

R S Usha; B Gayatri; M Sucharita; et al. Plant Science Today 2026. doi:10.14719/pst.10984

Other claims from this paper (11)

Observation Aspergillus niger was identified from cucumber seeds.
Observation A. flavus was identified from cucumber seeds.
Intervention effect Chlorothalonil inhibited A. niger by 100%, the highest fungicide response.
Intervention effect Propiconazole inhibited A. flavus by 100%, the strongest fungicide response.
Intervention effect Pseudomonas fluorescens had the highest A. flavus inhibition among bioagents, 53.74%.
Intervention effect Allium sativum at 20% completely inhibited A. niger.
Intervention effect Allium sativum at 20% completely inhibited A. flavus.
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced highest germination percentage (93.02 %).
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced greatest shoot length (18.59 cm).
Intervention effect T. asperellum seed treatment produced longest root length (6.67 cm).
Recommendation The authors suggest integrated disease management using the tested agents.