Abstract
Micronutrient deficiencies in soils of India have been reported as a significant hindrance to crop productivity, particularly in the semi-arid regions. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of recycled liquid manganese (2.11% Mn) obtained from dry cell batteries on the growth and yield of wheat plants. Two application methods, foliar application and seed priming, were tested with varying concentrations. Under foliar application, three concentrations were used (0.5%, 0.75%, and 1%), while under seed priming, two concentrations were used (0.05M and 0.1M) combined with different foliar applications. The pot trials showed a significant increase in the yield of wheat with foliar application of manganese. The best results were obtained with 0.75% and 0.5% foliar application, showing early booting and a higher number of plants per 10 cm2. Germination rates were higher in the 0.05M concentration, which combined with 0.75% foliar application, showed the best results. Additionally, resistance to various soil-borne diseases was observed, and the tests were conducted under water stress conditions. Our findings suggest that recycled manganese from dry cell batteries can be an effective and sustainable solution to improve crop yield in regions with micronutrient-deficient soils
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Foliar application of manganese significantly increased wheat yield in pot trials.
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- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Treatment
- foliar application of manganesee0
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- yield of wheate0
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- increasee0
- Setting
- pot trialse0
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e0“The pot trials showed a significant increase in the yield of wheat with foliar application of manganese”
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Foliar application at 0.75% and 0.5% manganese gave the best results, with early booting.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 0.75% and 0.5% foliar applicatione0
- Outcome
- bootinge0
- Direction
- earlye0
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t0“Wheat Cultivation”
e0“0.75% and 0.5% foliar application, showing early booting”
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Foliar application at 0.75% and 0.5% manganese gave a higher number of plants per 10 cm2.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 0.75% and 0.5% foliar applicatione1
- Outcome
- number of plants per 10 cm2e0
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- highere0
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t0“Wheat Cultivation”
e0“a higher number of plants per 10 cm2”
e1“0.75% and 0.5% foliar application, showing early booting”
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Germination rates were higher at the 0.05M seed priming concentration, which combined with 0.75% foliar application gave the best results.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- 0.05M concentratione0
- Outcome
- Germination ratese0
- Direction
- highere0
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t0“Wheat Cultivation”
e0“Germination rates were higher in the 0.05M concentration, which combined with 0.75% foliar application, showed the best results”
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Resistance to various soil-borne diseases was observed in the manganese-treated wheat.
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- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Outcome
- resistance to various soil-borne diseasese0
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t0“Wheat Cultivation”
e0“resistance to various soil-borne diseases was observed”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that recycled manganese from dry cell batteries can be an effective and sustainable way to improve crop yield in micronutrient-deficient soils.
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e0“recycled manganese from dry cell batteries can be an effective and sustainable solution to improve crop yield in regions with micronutrient-deficient soils”
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