Abstract
This study investigated the application of biocontrol agents to enhance the physiological and genetic traits of maize in the context of mycoflora management. The mycoflora, which is symbiotically linked with plants, presents a substantial worldwide menace to maize cultivation. The use of chemical fungicides for controlling mycoflora has created environmental concerns and potential risks to human health, prompting the need for alternative techniques. In this study, we used plant extracts dissolved in water as a method of biological control against maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides. This study incorporated four plant extracts, namely, neem (Azadirachta indica), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Nerium oleander, and garlic (Allium sativum) bulbs. Each extract was utilized at two distinct concentrations: 10% and 20%. The results indicated that garlic extract was highly effective against F. verticillioides, as demonstrated by the substantial effects of garlic extract at two distinct concentrations. Compared with the other extracts, the rosemary extract also exhibited a degree of efficacy. Following the therapy, the infected maize exhibited a significant enhancement in multiple dimensions. There was a considerable increase in the dry and fresh weights of the roots and shoots, as well as an increase in plant height. The utilization of garlic extracts had a notable favorable impact, as it augmented the plants' disease resistance and increased their ability to absorb nutrients. Consequently, there was an increase in crop productivity. The results emphasize the significance of incorporating biocontrol agents into agricultural methods to support sustainable maize cultivation and conserve soil health and biodiversity.
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Claim · model-written summary
Garlic extract was highly effective against Fusarium verticillioides at both concentrations.
- Treatment
- garlic extracte0
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioides
Fusarium verticillioidese1pathogen - Outcome
- effective against F. verticillioidese0
- Direction
- highly effectivee0
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“garlic extract was highly effective against F. verticillioides, as demonstrated by the substantial effects of garlic extract at two distinct concentrations”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Rosemary extract showed efficacy against the pathogen relative to other extracts.
- Treatment
- rosemary extracte0
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- degree of efficacye0
- Direction
- efficacye0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Compared with the other extracts, the rosemary extract also exhibited a degree of efficacy”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated infected maize had increased root and shoot dry and fresh weights.
- Treatment
- therapye0
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- dry and fresh weights of the roots and shootse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Following the therapy, the infected maize exhibited a significant enhancement in multiple dimensions. There was a considerable increase in the dry and fresh weights of the roots and shoots”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated infected maize increased in plant height.
- Treatment
- therapye2
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“as well as an increase in plant height”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
e2“Following the therapy, the infected maize exhibited a significant enhancement in multiple dimensions”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic extracts improved maize disease resistance.
- Treatment
- garlic extractse0
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- disease resistancee0
- Direction
- augmentede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The utilization of garlic extracts had a notable favorable impact, as it augmented the plants' disease resistance”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic extracts increased maize nutrient uptake.
- Treatment
- garlic extractse0
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- ability to absorb nutrientse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The utilization of garlic extracts had a notable favorable impact, as it augmented the plants' disease resistance and increased their ability to absorb nutrients”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Garlic extract treatment increased maize crop productivity.
- Interactor
- Fusarium verticillioidesFusarium verticillioidese1pathogen
- Outcome
- crop productivitye0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Consequently, there was an increase in crop productivity”
e1“maize seeds infected with Fusarium verticillioides”
t0“Maize Plants”
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