Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Compost treatments improved root volume and mycorrhizal colonization.

A claim from Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization · 2007

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Compost treatments improved root volume and mycorrhizal colonization.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
composts or vermicompostst0
Interactor
mycorrhizale0symbiont
Outcome
root volume and mycorrhizal colonizatione0

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Sorghum
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“root volume and mycorrhizal colonization”

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“Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization”

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Title

Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization

Bee Hameeda; G Harini; O P Rupela; et al. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2007. doi:10.5897/ajb07.429

Other claims from this paper (4)

Record rev-1b872b13257d021454eb198fca7f7a48c9d14570e9ef295dd869714386245071 · schema claims-v0.9 · position 4 in the model’s answer

fertilization · disease · SorghumPositive and negative results

12 papers: 8 positive, 4 negative or no effect

7 papers in the same direction as this claim · 4 in the opposite direction

  1. negative
    At 2%, composts generally produced more disease than the negative control except A. cepa.

    Comparative evaluation of composts and dried powdered biomass of botanicals for organic management of downy mildew of sorghum · 2012 · compared with negative control

    Opposite direction

  2. negative
    Phosphorus fertilizer depressed mycorrhizal infection with both mycorrhiza sources.

    Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungi ( AMF) and mineral phosphorus addition on the performance of sorghum ( Sorghum biocolor.L) in Sudan. · 2012

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    The 100% RDN NADEP manure treatment increased disease intensity of sorghum anthracnose on sorghum.

    Effect of different levels of NADEP manure on insect-pests and disease in different crops grown under certified organic farm · 2020

    Opposite direction

  4. negative
    High nitrogen raised aphid infestation versus medium nitrogen in both cultivars in both years.

    Effects of insecticide use, host plant resistance, and nitrogen fertilization on the density of Melanaphis sorghi and the production of grain sorghum · 2025 · compared with medium N fertilization

    Opposite direction

  5. positive
    Potassium fertilization reduced stalk rot severity in 1996.

    NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, AND POTASSIUM EFFECTS ON GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION AND STALK ROT FOLLOWING ALFALFA AND BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL · 2011

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Organic fertilization decreased soil penetration resistance.

    Effect of Irrigation Intervals and Organic Fertilization on Soil Physical Properties and Sorghum Growth in Wadi Sudr Area, Sinai, Egypt · 2009

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Th-2 colonized vermicompost gave the largest reduction in stalk rot severity.

    Studies on interactions among bioagents colonized vermicompost, rhizospheric earthworms and stalk rot disease of sorghum caused by Erwinia chrysanthemi · 2016 · compared with Th-14, Th-R and Psf-3

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Compost groundnut waste enhanced mycorrhizal colonization compared with dry waste.

    Influence of Groundnut Waste as Substrate and Host Plant on Inoculum Production of Endophytic Mycorrhiza for Large Scale Agricultural Application · 2021 · compared with dry groundnut waste

    Same direction

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