Abstract
This study showed the role of Trichoderma Microbial Inoculant (TMI) and salt in the fast recovery of mature coconut trees damaged by coconut scale insect, Aspidiotus rigidus Reyne, and in the growth of coconut seedlings. Four treatments with three replicates were laid out in a randomized complete block design. Treatments made were: T0 with 0 fertilizer, 0 TMI; T1 with full dose N, P, K fertilizers, NaCl, 0 TMI; T2 with ½ dose fertilizers + NaCl, + TMI; and T3 with NaCl + TMI. Fertilizers and salt were split delivered in T1. Ten 1-m tall coconut seedlings (Laguna Tall Variety) per replicate treatment were interspersed with the mature trees in each block. About 25 g TMI per tree and 15 g TMI per seedling were applied together with fertilizers. Numbers of green, yellow, and brown leaves, inflorescences, and fruits produced per mature tree were monitored for 27 months. New and mature green leaves were counted as measure of coconut seedling growth. Mature trees in T3 had significantly higher number of green leaves and fruits compared to other treatments. T3 seedlings had significantly higher number of mature green leaves than those of other treatments. Both mature trees and seedlings in T3 exhibited the fastest growth. These results highlighted the importance of salt and TMI for productivity of coconut trees and seedlings.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
T3 mature trees had significantly more green leaves than other treatments.
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- Coconut Treest0
- Treatment
- NaCl + TMIe1
- Outcome
- number of green leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
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e0“Mature trees in T3 had significantly higher number of green leaves and fruits compared to other treatments”
e1“T3 with NaCl + TMI”
t0“Coconut Trees”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 mature trees had significantly more fruit than other treatments.
Verbatim
e0“Mature trees in T3 had significantly higher number of green leaves and fruits compared to other treatments”
e1“T3 with NaCl + TMI”
t0“Coconut Trees”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 seedlings had significantly more mature green leaves than other treatments.
Verbatim
e0“T3 seedlings had significantly higher number of mature green leaves than those of other treatments”
e1“T3 with NaCl + TMI”
t0“Coconut Trees”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 mature trees grew fastest.
- Taxon
- Coconut Treest0
- Organ / stage
- mature treese0
- Treatment
- NaCl + TMIe1
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- fasteste0
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Verbatim
e0“Both mature trees and seedlings in T3 exhibited the fastest growth”
e1“T3 with NaCl + TMI”
t0“Coconut Trees”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 seedlings grew fastest.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Both mature trees and seedlings in T3 exhibited the fastest growth”
e1“T3 with NaCl + TMI”
t0“Coconut Trees”
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