Intervention effectmodel-written summary

AMF inoculation significantly increased cassava root dry weight in sterilized soil.

A claim from Comparative effect of Rhizophagus irregularis strain on cassava root development and Phosphorus uptake under acidic soils conditions of Walungu territory, Eastern DR Congo. · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

AMF inoculation significantly increased cassava root dry weight in sterilized soil.

Treatment
AMF inoculatione1
Interactor
AMFe1symbiont
Outcome
root dry weighte0
Direction
increasede1
Qualifier
sterilized soil onlye0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗

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“root dry weight in sterilized soil only”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 990–1029
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“cassava”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 56–63
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“AMF inoculation has significantly increased”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1252–1295

Title

Comparative effect of Rhizophagus irregularis strain on cassava root development and Phosphorus uptake under acidic soils conditions of Walungu territory, Eastern DR Congo.

Adrien Byamungu Ndeko; Geant Chuma Basimine; Espoir Mukengere Bagula; et al. Journal of Applied Biosciences 2020. doi:10.35759/jabs.148.1

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inoculation · growth · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Positive and negative results

15 papers: 13 positive, 2 negative or no effect

12 papers in the same direction as this claim · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
    AMF inoculation increased cassava plant height during early acclimatisation by 61%.

    Enhanced morphological and physiological responses of micro-propagated cassava through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation · 2026 · compared with non-inoculated plants

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. no effect
    Inoculation levels of 1000, 500 and 250 Meloidogyne spp. caused no measurable difference in plant growth or nematode variables.

    RAPID SCREENING TECHNIQUE FOR ASSESSING RESISTANCE TO MELOIDOGYNE SPP. IN CASSAVA · 2012

    Opposite direction

  3. negative
    Ge inoculation produced lower cassava biomass than control.

    The effects of three Glomus fungi on growth of Manihot esculenta · 2005 · compared with CK

    Opposite direction

  4. positive
    A02 inoculation increased cassava root biomass by 17.6% relative to controls.

    Isolation, identification and characterization of nitrogen fixing endophytic bacteria and their effects on cassava production · 2022 · compared with control (without A02 inoculation)

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Combined PGPB inoculation with Glomus clarum significantly improved cassava growth over time.

    CO-INOCULATION OF GROWTH PROMOTING BACTERIA AND Glomus clarum IN MICROPROPAGATED CASSAVA PLANTS · 2019

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Soil microbial inoculation increased cassava biomass.

    Impact of invasive Lantana camara on maize and cassava growth in East Usambara, Tanzania · 2022

    Same direction

  7. positive
    AMF inoculation significantly increased plant height and root length at three weeks.

    Analysis of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms involved in the symbiotic relationship between Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi and Manihot esculenta Crantz · 2023 · compared with asymbiotic (CK)

    Same direction

  8. positive
    LB35 inoculation increased cassava height relative to control.

    Exploration on Soil Actinomycetes Against Phytophthora sp. Causing Root Rot of Cassava and Plant Growth Promoting Activities · 2015 · compared with control experiment

    Same direction

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mycorrhiza · growth · Manihot esculenta (cassava)Results agree

10 papers: 10 positive, 0 negative or no effect

9 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    AMF inoculation increased cassava plant height during early acclimatisation by 61%.

    Enhanced morphological and physiological responses of micro-propagated cassava through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus inoculation · 2026 · compared with non-inoculated plants

    Same directionCites this paper

  2. positive
    Five VAM fungal species improved cassava growth under unstressed conditions.

    Influence of Soil Water Regimes on VA Mycorrhiza · 1988

    Same direction

  3. positive
    AMF inoculation significantly increased plant height and root length at three weeks.

    Analysis of the molecular and biochemical mechanisms involved in the symbiotic relationship between Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi and Manihot esculenta Crantz · 2023 · compared with asymbiotic (CK)

    Same direction

  4. positive
    AMF application increased cassava shoot and root dry weight and root length.

    Efektivitas Fungi Mikoriza Arbuskula pada Tanaman Singkong (Manihot esculenta) di Tanah Inceptisol Bogor · 2022

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Mycorrhizal symbiosis increased aboveground and belowground cassava biomass.

    JA Signaling Inhibitor JAZ Is Involved in Regulation of AM Symbiosis with Cassava, Including Symbiosis Establishment and Cassava Growth · 2025

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Tuber dry weight with AM fungal inoculum alone was about 1.7 times that of the control.

    Evaluation of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum and compost application on the growth and yield of cassava (Manihot esculenta) under organic cultivation · 2021 · compared with control treatment

    Same direction

  7. positive
    AMF significantly improved cassava plant height, total leaf number and shoot dry weight.

    Enhancement of Manihot esculenta Crantz (Cassava) Tolerance to Salt and Drought Stress Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Glomus Mosseae (T. H. Nicosia & Gerd) Gerd. &Trappe) · 2023

    Same direction

  8. positive
    The package increased root dry weight.

    Adoption on Cassava Technology Package to Improve the Plant Growth in Kalasan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia · 2024

    Same direction

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