Soil amendment with 3 % rice straw biochar with or without T. viride significantly reduced charcoal rot severity in maize.

Oryza sativa · disease · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

3 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   The bioameliorant formulation of 25% compost, 25% cattle manure, 25% rice husk charcoal and 25% mycorrhizal biofertilizer increased mycorrhizal spores in the soil and the percentage of infected roots compared with no bioameliorant.

   The application of several bioameliorant formulations to increase soil nutrient concentration and yields maize-soybeans intercropping flexible to climate change in suboptimal land North Lombok, Indonesia · 2023 · compared with without bioameliorant

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2. positive
   Rice bran oil reduced fumonisin levels in stored maize over the first six months compared with control.

   Evaluation of Biobased Solutions for Mycotoxin Mitigation on Stored Maize · 2022 · compared with the control

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3. positive
   Combined bacterial consortium and rice husk charcoal lowered downy mildew attack intensity relative to no combination.

   Effect of Bacterial Consortium and Rice Husk Charcoal to Control Downy Mildew in Corn (Zea mays L.) · 2024 · compared with no-combination treatment

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Trichoderma viride · disease · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

7 papers in the same direction as this claim

1. positive
   Trichoderma viride seed treatment reduced maize disease incidence more efficiently than T. harzianum.

   Physiopathological studies, stage of infection and management of Banded leaf and Sheath Blight of Maize · 2018 · compared with T. harzianum

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2. positive
   Trichoderma seed treatment followed by Pseudomonas sprays reduced disease prevalence 38.44 per cent.

   Effect of weather variables on banded leaf and sheath blight (Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakii) of fodder maize and its integrated management · 2023

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3. positive
   T. viride inhibited pathogen mycelial growth by 58.7%.

   Efficiency of plant extracts and Trichoderma sp. against Turcicum leaf blight of Maize caused by Exserohilum turcicum (Pass.) Leonord and Suggs · 2017

   Same direction

4. positive
   Trichoderma viride L24 dilutions had 94% efficacy against maize head smut in the field.

   Effect of Trichoderma L2A strain on controlling maize head smut. · 2010

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5. positive
   T. viride was the most effective Trichoderma species for reducing in vitro Fusarium growth.

   Effect of some Bioagents, Plant Extracts and Gamma Irradiation on the Deterioration and Fumonisin Production in Stored Maize Grains · 2011

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6. positive
   Field T. viride treatment had a low disease rating of 3.0.

   Bio rational green approaches for effective management of post flowering stalk rot in maize (Zea mays) · 2023

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7. positive
   Trichoderma viride plus garlic extract gave disease intensity of 23.73%, 30.92%, and 50.78% at 45, 60, and 75 DAS.

   Effect of botanical extracts against Southern leaf blight of maize (Zea mays L.) caused by Bipolaris maydis (Nisikado) Shoemaker · 2024 · compared with control

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biochar · disease · Zea mays (maize)Results differ

9 papers in the same direction as this claim · 6 in the opposite direction

1. no effect
   A 6% biochar rate did not generally improve maize dry biomass production or tolerance to charcoal rot

   Impact of rice straw biochar in association with inorganic fertilizers and Trichoderma harzianum on charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) of maize · 2023

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2. negative
   Biochars with abundant free radicals inhibited cereal germination.

   Detecting Free Radicals in Biochars and Determining Their Ability to Inhibit the Germination and Growth of Corn, Wheat and Rice Seedlings · 2014

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3. negative
   Biochar reduced mycorrhizal colonization in maize roots by 40.58%.

   Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Biochar on Growth, Nutrient Absorption, and Physiological Properties of Maize (Zea mays L.) · 2022

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4. negative
   Biochar significantly reduced AMF colonization by 42.00%.

   Zea mays cultivation, biochar, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation influenced lead immobilization · 2024

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5. no effect
   Biochar did not affect aflatoxin contamination of corn kernels.

   Use of a biochar-based formulation for coating corn seeds · 2023

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6. no effect
   Biochar did not particularly enhance or harm AMF root colonization.

   Short-term effects of olive-mill-wastes-derived biochars amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on growth of maize (Zea mays) and mycorrhizal colonization · 2023

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7. positive
   Biochar addition increased the colonization rate of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in maize.

   Biochar and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Play Different Roles in Enabling Maize to Uptake Phosphorus · 2021

   Same direction

8. positive
   The native mycorrhizal response, measured as maize root colonization, increased significantly with biochar plus Azospirillum application.

   Influence of Biochar and Azospirillum Application on the Growth of Maize · 2011

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