Abstract
Sustainable crop production depends more on maintaining good soil health. Biochar significantly improves the soil's physical, chemical, biological and nutritional properties while aiding in carbon sequestration. Biofertilizers, which promote nutrient cycling, heavy metal chelation and the production of plant growth substances are crucial to sustainable agriculture. While the individual benefits of biochar and biofertilizers are well-documented, their combined effect in vegetable farming is less studied. The synergistic application of biochar and biofertilizers can improve soil health and nutrient dynamics, enhancing crops' biochemical properties. In a pot culture experiment, California Wonder bell peppers were treated with biochar and biofertilizers, including Azospirillum, Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM), and Serendipita indica. These were applied directly to the soil during transplanting. Results showed that plants treated with biochar + Azospirillum had higher flavonoid, total soluble protein and ascorbic acid content. Biochar + VAM treatment resulted in higher polyphenol content, total dry matter and root volume. S. indica reduced the vegetative period and induced earlier flowering. Biochar also increased soil organic carbon (2.89 %), improved the rhizosphere Azospirillum population and enhanced fungal endophytes' root colonization. Combining biochar and biofertilizer improves bell pepper plant performance, enhances biochemical parameters and improves soil health.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biochar with Azospirillum raised flavonoid, protein and ascorbic acid content.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- biochar + Azospirillume0
- Interactor
- Azospirillum
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- flavonoid, total soluble protein and ascorbic acid contente0
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- highere0
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e0“plants treated with biochar + Azospirillum had higher flavonoid, total soluble protein and ascorbic acid content”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar with VAM raised polyphenol content.
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- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- Biochar + VAM treatmente0
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- VAMe0symbiont
- Outcome
- polyphenol contente0
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- highere0
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e0“Biochar + VAM treatment resulted in higher polyphenol content, total dry matter and root volume”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar with VAM raised total dry matter and root volume.
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- bell peppert0
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- Biochar + VAM treatmente0
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- VAMe0symbiont
- Outcome
- total dry matter and root volumee0
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- highere0
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e0“Biochar + VAM treatment resulted in higher polyphenol content, total dry matter and root volume”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
S. indica shortened the vegetative period.
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- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- S. indicae0
- Interactor
- S. indicaSerendipita indicae0symbiont
- Outcome
- vegetative periode0
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- reducede0
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e0“S. indica reduced the vegetative period and induced earlier flowering”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
S. indica induced earlier flowering.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- S. indicae0
- Interactor
- S. indicaSerendipita indicae0symbiont
- Outcome
- floweringe0
- Direction
- earliere0
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e0“S. indica reduced the vegetative period and induced earlier flowering”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar raised soil organic carbon to 2.89%.
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e0“Biochar also increased soil organic carbon (2.89 %), improved the rhizosphere Azospirillum population and enhanced fungal endophytes' root colonization”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar improved the rhizosphere Azospirillum population.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- Biochare0
- Interactor
- AzospirillumAzospirillume0symbiont
- Outcome
- rhizosphere Azospirillum populatione0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Biochar also increased soil organic carbon (2.89 %), improved the rhizosphere Azospirillum population and enhanced fungal endophytes' root colonization”
t0“bell pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar enhanced root colonization by fungal endophytes.
- Taxon
- bell peppert0
- Treatment
- Biochare0
- Outcome
- fungal endophytes' root colonizatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Verbatim
e0“Biochar also increased soil organic carbon (2.89 %), improved the rhizosphere Azospirillum population and enhanced fungal endophytes' root colonization”
t0“bell pepper”
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