Claim · model-written summary
The combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatment reduced onion white rot disease severity by 94.3% relative to the infected control.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae0 - Treatment
- combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatmente1
- Interactor
- Sclerotium cepivorumStromatinia cepivorae0pathogen
- Second interactor
- T. asperelloidesTrichoderma asperelloidese1biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- disease severitye1
- Direction
- reducinge1
- Value
- 94.3%e1
- Comparator
- infected controle1
Verbatim
e0“Onion white rot, caused by Sclerotium cepivorum (Stromatinia cepivora)”
e1“Among all treatments, the combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatment showed the strongest effect, reducing disease severity by 94.3% relative to the infected control and significantly improving bulb fresh weight, leaf length, and leaf number”
Title
Samah A. El-Debaiky; Saida M. Amer; Aya A. El-Shafay; et al. Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56842-6
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect The combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatment significantly improved onion bulb fresh weight, leaf length and leaf number.
- Intervention effect The combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatment reduced malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide contents in onion plants.
- Association The combined AgNP-chitosan + T. asperelloides treatment was associated with increased antioxidant enzyme activities in onion plants.
- Mechanism The integrated treatment may act through a synergistic combination of direct pathogen suppression and improved regulation of oxidative stress in onion plants.