Abstract
Our studywas performed totesttheeffectsofmycorrhizafungiand plantgrowthpromoting bacteriaonStrigacontrolinsorghum.AM funginegatively impactedonStrigagermination. It reducedthe number ofStrigaseedlings attaching and emerging,and delayedtheemergencetimeofStrigainpot experiment.The performance oftheAMF aloneorincombinations withbacterialstrainswas significantly betterthanthatofthebacteriaaloneintermsofreductionofStrigainfestation, plant heightanddrymatter. AM fungienhancedtheperformanceofthesorghumhost,allowingittowithstandStrigadamage better.The percentreduction(82%)ofStrigaemergenceafterAM inoculationresultedinabouta28% increaseintotal drymatter ofsorghumoverthecontrol.Theplantheightanddrymatter ofsorghum weresignificant lyhigher inthecombinationsbetween AM + bacteriastrains.Moreover,resultsof thisexperimentsuggestthat mycorrhizalmanagementmightbeanimportant factorinanintegratedmanagement withbacteriaforStriga control.
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
AM fungi negatively affected Striga germination.
- Treatment
- AM fungie0
- Interactor
- AM fungiGlomeromycotae0other
- Outcome
- Strigagerminatione0
- Direction
- negatively impactede0
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e0“AM funginegatively impactedonStrigagermination.”
Claim · model-written summary
AM fungi reduced attaching and emerging Striga seedlings.
- Treatment
- AM fungie1
- Outcome
- number ofStrigaseedlings attaching and emerginge0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Setting
- pot experimente0
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e0“It reducedthe number ofStrigaseedlings attaching and emerging,and delayedtheemergencetimeofStrigainpot experiment.”
e1“AM funginegatively impactedonStrigagermination.”
Claim · model-written summary
AM fungi delayed Striga emergence in the pot experiment.
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e0“It reducedthe number ofStrigaseedlings attaching and emerging,and delayedtheemergencetimeofStrigainpot experiment.”
e1“AM funginegatively impactedonStrigagermination.”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF alone performed significantly better than bacteria alone in reducing Striga infestation and improving plant height and dry matter.
- Treatment
- AMF alonee0
- Second interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- reductionofStrigainfestation, plant heightanddrymattere0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- bacteriaalonee0
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e0“The performance oftheAMF aloneorincombinations withbacterialstrainswas significantly betterthanthatofthebacteriaaloneintermsofreductionofStrigainfestation, plant heightanddrymatter.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF combined with bacterial strains performed significantly better than bacteria alone in reducing Striga infestation and improving plant height and dry matter.
- Treatment
- combinations withbacterialstrainse0
- Second interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- reductionofStrigainfestation, plant heightanddrymattere0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- bacteriaalonee0
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Verbatim
e0“The performance oftheAMF aloneorincombinations withbacterialstrainswas significantly betterthanthatofthebacteriaaloneintermsofreductionofStrigainfestation, plant heightanddrymatter.”
t0“sorghum”
Claim · model-written summary
AM fungi enhanced sorghum host performance and its ability to withstand Striga damage.
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e0“AM fungienhancedtheperformanceofthesorghumhost,allowingittowithstandStrigadamage better.”
Claim · model-written summary
AM inoculation reduced Striga emergence by 82%.
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e0“The percentreduction(82%)ofStrigaemergenceafterAM inoculationresultedinabouta28% increaseintotal drymatter ofsorghumoverthecontrol.”
Claim · model-written summary
AM inoculation increased sorghum total dry matter by about 28% over the control.
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e0“The percentreduction(82%)ofStrigaemergenceafterAM inoculationresultedinabouta28% increaseintotal drymatter ofsorghumoverthecontrol.”
Claim · model-written summary
AM plus bacterial strains produced significantly higher sorghum height and dry matter.
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e0“Theplantheightanddrymatter ofsorghum weresignificant lyhigher inthecombinationsbetween AM + bacteriastrains.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest mycorrhizal management may be important in integrated bacterial management for Striga control.
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e0“mycorrhizalmanagementmightbeanimportant factorinanintegratedmanagement withbacteriaforStriga control.”
t0“sorghum”
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