Abstract
Bacillus subtilis as microbial fertilizers contribute to avoiding the harmful effects of traditional agricultural fertilizers and pesticides. However, there are many restrictions on the practical application of fertilizers. In this study, microbial biochar formulations (BCMs) were prepared by loading biochar with B. subtilis SL-44. Pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the BCMs on soil fertility, Fusarium wilt control, and radish plant growth. The application of BCMs dramatically improved soil properties and favored plant growth. Compared with SL-44 and biochar treatments, the BCMs treatments increased radish plant physical-chemical properties and activities of several enzymes in the soil. What's more, Fusarium wilt incidence had decreased by 59.88%. In addition, the BCMs treatments exhibited a significant increase in the abundance of bacterial genera in the rhizosphere soil of radish. Therefore, this study demonstrated that BCMs may be an eco-friendly strategy for improving soil fertility, reducing Fusarium wilt, and promoting radish plant growth.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial biochar formulations improved soil properties.
- Taxon
- radish
Raphanus sativust0 - Treatment
- BCMse0
- Outcome
- soil propertiese0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Verbatim
e0“The application of BCMs dramatically improved soil properties and favored plant growth”
t0“radish”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial biochar formulations favored plant growth.
- Taxon
- radishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- BCMse0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- favorede0
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Verbatim
e0“The application of BCMs dramatically improved soil properties and favored plant growth”
t0“radish”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial biochar formulations increased radish physical-chemical properties relative to SL-44 and biochar treatments.
- Taxon
- radishRaphanus sativuse0
- Treatment
- BCMs treatmentse0
- Outcome
- radish plant physical-chemical propertiese0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- SL-44 and biochar treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“Compared with SL-44 and biochar treatments, the BCMs treatments increased radish plant physical-chemical properties and activities of several enzymes in the soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial biochar formulations increased several soil enzyme activities relative to SL-44 and biochar.
- Taxon
- radishRaphanus sativuse0
- Treatment
- BCMs treatmentse0
- Outcome
- activities of several enzymes in the soile0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- SL-44 and biochar treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Compared with SL-44 and biochar treatments, the BCMs treatments increased radish plant physical-chemical properties and activities of several enzymes in the soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Fusarium wilt incidence decreased by 59.88% with the microbial biochar formulations.
- Taxon
- radishRaphanus sativust0
- Treatment
- Biochar combined with Bacillus subtilis SL-44t0
- Second interactor
- Bacillus subtilis SL-44
Bacillus subtilist0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- Fusarium wilt incidencee0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Value
- 59.88%e0
FusariumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Fusarium wilt incidence had decreased by 59.88%”
t0“Biochar combined with Bacillus subtilis SL-44 as an eco-friendly strategy to improve soil fertility, reduce Fusarium wilt, and promote radish growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial biochar formulations significantly increased bacterial genus abundance in radish rhizosphere soil.
- Taxon
- radishRaphanus sativuse0
- Treatment
- BCMs treatmentse0
- Outcome
- abundance of bacterial genera in the rhizosphere soile0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the BCMs treatments exhibited a significant increase in the abundance of bacterial genera in the rhizosphere soil of radish”
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