Claim · model-written summary
Humic substances increased broccoli soluble solids, protein and vitamin C.
- Taxon
- broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicae0 - Treatment
- application of HSe0
- Outcome
- total soluble solids, protein, and vitamin Ce0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of HS increased total marketable yield and head diameter of broccoli as well as quality parameters ( i.e., total soluble solids, protein, and vitamin C)”
Title
El‐Metwally Selim; Ahmed Ali Mosa Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 2012. doi:10.1002/jpln.201100062
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Humic substances improved water retention in the root zone.
- Intervention effect Humic substances affected spatial soil-water distribution.
- Intervention effect Humic substances increased broccoli marketable yield and head diameter.
- Intervention effect Nutrient concentrations were higher in broccoli heads with humic-substance fertigation.
- Intervention effect Plant-available soil nutrients were higher after harvest with humic-substance fertigation.
- Recommendation The authors recommend humic-substance fertigation to improve soil water and nutrient status and plant growth.