Abstract
Manure composts can improve soil health and crop production, but their application with Trichoderma species has not been well evaluated in amaranth cultivation. This study aimed to determine the effects of manure compost (MC) and MC supplemented with Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78 (MC+CHF 78) on the yield and nutrient uptake of amaranth, as well as on soil properties, under field conditions. Four fertilization treatments, including a control without fertilization, chemical fertilization (CF), MC, and MC+CHF 78, were arranged in a randomized complete block design with six replications in the experimental field. MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the yield of amaranth by 96.2–102% in comparison with CF. In addition, MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available P and exchangeable K, and soil microbial activity compared with those in the control and CF treatments. However, only amaranth plants applied with MC+CHF 78 showed a significantly greater P uptake than those with the control and CF treatments, which may be attributed to the phosphate-solubilizing ability of T. asperellum CHF 78. In conclusion, manure compost fortified with T. asperellum CHF 78 can be used as an alternative to chemical fertilizers for amaranth cultivation.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Manure compost raised amaranth yield relative to chemical fertilization.
- Taxon
- amaranth
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Amaranthus caudatuse0 - Treatment
- MCe0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 96.2–102%e0
- Comparator
- CFe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the yield of amaranth by 96.2–102% in comparison with CF.”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure compost supplemented with T. asperellum raised amaranth yield relative to chemical fertilization.
- Taxon
- amaranthAmaranthus caudatuse0
- Treatment
- MC+CHF 78e0
- Interactor
- Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78
Trichoderma asperellume1symbiont - Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 96.2–102%e0
- Comparator
- CFe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the yield of amaranth by 96.2–102% in comparison with CF.”
e1“Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure compost increased soil pH, organic matter and available phosphorus relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- AmaranthAmaranthus caudatust0
- Treatment
- MCe0
- Outcome
- soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and CF treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available P and exchangeable K, and soil microbial activity compared with those in the control and CF treatments.”
t0“Edible Amaranth”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure compost increased exchangeable potassium and soil microbial activity relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- AmaranthAmaranthus caudatust0
- Treatment
- MCe0
- Outcome
- exchangeable K, and soil microbial activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and CF treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available P and exchangeable K, and soil microbial activity compared with those in the control and CF treatments.”
t0“Edible Amaranth”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemented compost increased soil pH, organic matter and available phosphorus relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- AmaranthAmaranthus caudatust0
- Treatment
- MC+CHF 78e0
- Interactor
- Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78Trichoderma asperellume1symbiont
- Outcome
- soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and CF treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available P and exchangeable K, and soil microbial activity compared with those in the control and CF treatments.”
t0“Edible Amaranth”
e1“Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemented compost increased exchangeable potassium and soil microbial activity relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- AmaranthAmaranthus caudatust0
- Treatment
- MC+CHF 78e0
- Interactor
- Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78Trichoderma asperellume1symbiont
- Outcome
- exchangeable K, and soil microbial activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and CF treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“MC and MC+CHF 78 significantly increased the soil pH, soil organic matter, soil available P and exchangeable K, and soil microbial activity compared with those in the control and CF treatments.”
t0“Edible Amaranth”
e1“Trichoderma asperellum CHF 78”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemented compost increased amaranth phosphorus uptake relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- amaranthAmaranthus caudatuse0
- Treatment
- MC+CHF 78e0
- Interactor
- T. asperellum CHF 78Trichoderma asperellume0symbiont
- Outcome
- P uptakee0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Comparator
- control and CF treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“only amaranth plants applied with MC+CHF 78 showed a significantly greater P uptake than those with the control and CF treatments, which may be attributed to the phosphate-solubilizing ability of T. asperellum CHF 78.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest supplemented manure compost as an alternative to chemical fertilizer for amaranth cultivation.
- Taxon
- amaranthAmaranthus caudatuse0
- Treatment
- manure compost fortified with T. asperellum CHF 78e0
- Interactor
- T. asperellum CHF 78Trichoderma asperellume0symbiont
- Outcome
- alternative to chemical fertilizerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“manure compost fortified with T. asperellum CHF 78 can be used as an alternative to chemical fertilizers for amaranth cultivation.”
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