Paper · 2007 · AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization

Bee Hameeda; G Harini; O P Rupela; et al.

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Abstract

-1 showed significant improvement in shoot length (1-12%), leaf area (20-34%), plant biomass (9-27%), root volume and mycorrhizal colonization. When RSC or RSVC were applied at concentrations of 5 t ha -1 , there was decrease in plant biomass with RSC+AM and RSVC+AM, when compared to the application of RSC and RSVC alone. Similar observation was found even when they were applied at 10 t ha -1 . However, application of RSC or RSVC along with AM at 5 and 10 t ha -1 did not

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Compost treatments significantly improved shoot length by 1–12%.

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sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
composts or vermicompostst0
Outcome
shoot lengthe0
Direction
improvemente0
Value
1-12%e0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“significant improvement in shoot length (1-12%)”

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“Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Compost treatments significantly improved leaf area by 20–34%.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
composts or vermicompostst0
Outcome
leaf areae0
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20-34%e0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“leaf area (20-34%)”

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“Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Compost treatments significantly improved biomass by 9–27%.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
composts or vermicompostst0
Outcome
plant biomasse0
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9-27%e0

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

Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“plant biomass (9-27%)”

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“Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Compost treatments improved root volume and mycorrhizal colonization.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
composts or vermicompostst0
Interactor
mycorrhizale0symbiont
Outcome
root volume and mycorrhizal colonizatione0

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

Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“root volume and mycorrhizal colonization”

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“Effect of composts or vermicomposts on sorghum growth and mycorrhizal colonization”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Adding AM to RSC or RSVC at 5 or 10 t ha-1 decreased biomass relative to compost alone.

Taxon
sorghumSorghumt0
Treatment
RSC+AM and RSVC+AMe0
Interactor
AMe0symbiont
Outcome
plant biomasse0
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decreasee0
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RSC and RSVC alonee0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“there was decrease in plant biomass with RSC+AM and RSVC+AM, when compared to the application of RSC and RSVC alone. Similar observation was found even when they were applied at 10 t ha -1”

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“sorghum growth”

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