Claim · model-written summary
Rhizobium inoculation significantly increased flower number.
- Taxon
- Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- inoculatione0
- Outcome
- number of flowerse0
- Direction
- increasede0
RhizobiumNot reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“inoculation significantly increased the number of flowers (p<0.0001)”
t0“Vigna unguiculata L. Walp. (Fabaceae)as influenced by the foraging activity of Xylocopa olivacea Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and inoculation with Rhizobium”
Title
Kengni Beaudelaine Stéphanie; Albert Ngakou; Tchuenguem Fohouo Fernand 2015
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Rhizobium inoculation significantly increased root nodules.
- Intervention effect Rhizobium inoculation significantly increased plant biomass.
- Intervention effect Rhizobium inoculation increased pod and seed yields.
- Observation X. olivacea foraged on cowpea flowers from 06.00 am to 11.00 am throughout blooming.
- Observation X. olivacea intensely harvested nectar and pollen.
- Intervention effect X. olivacea exposure increased the fructification index by 67.89% relative to unprotected flowers.
- Intervention effect X. olivacea exposure increased seeds per pod by 13.58%.
- Intervention effect Insects with Rhizobium increased seeds per pod by 62.28%.
- Intervention effect Insects with Rhizobium increased normal seed percentage by 87.15%.
- Recommendation The authors recommend sowing-time Rhizobium inoculation and X. olivacea nests near fields to improve pod and seed yield.