Abstract
Abstract To promote the use of legumes for the alleviation of sodicity in small-scale irrigated sugarcane plantations to reduce the cost of soil amendments for small-scale sugarcane farmers. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted by growing Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. in high sodium (Na + ) concentration/sodic sugarcane plantation soils over a period of seven months. Plant material and soil characteristics, including salinity indicators, were analysed pre– and post- C. rosea harvest. Canavalia rosea hyperaccumulated more sodium (Na + ) with age significantly decreasing soil Na + concentrations from 271.870 to 51.573 µmol Na g -1 post- C. rosea harvesting. The electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) were significantly reduced after three months and remained statistically similar over the period to the seventh month. Pseudomonas putida and various species in the Bacillus genus including B. amyloliquefaciens , B. safensis , B. pumulis , B. subtilis , and B. zhangzhouensis were isolated from C. rosea plants, revealing associations that likely assisted C. rosea in Na + tolerance and improved nutrient availability. The increased abundance of Flavobacterium species in rhizosphere soils was attributed to the ability of C. rosea to reduce soil Na⁺ concentrations, creating favourable conditions for microbial proliferation. Consecutive cultivation of C. rosea reduced Na + concentration by five-folds and improved soil characteristics in sugarcane plantation soils from Sikhwahlane, Mpumalanga. However, field studies are recommended to study the soil Na + / sodicity reduction, microbial interactions and growth of C. rosea at irrigated sugarcane plantations. Pot size and irrigation protocols in controlled experiments may lead to pot binding, potentially influencing the response of C. rosea in sodic soils. Graphical Abstract
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Claim · model-written summary
Canavalia rosea hyperaccumulated more sodium with plant age.
- Taxon
- Canavalia Rosea
Canavalia roseat0 - Outcome
- sodiume1
- Direction
- moree1
- Qualifier
- with agee1
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Verbatim
t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e1“Canavalia rosea hyperaccumulated more sodium (Na + ) with age significantly decreasing soil Na + concentrations from 271.870 to 51.573 µmol Na g -1 post- C. rosea harvesting”
Claim · model-written summary
Growing Canavalia rosea in sodic sugarcane soil significantly decreased soil Na+ concentrations from 271.870 to 51.573 µmol Na g-1.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Treatment
- growing Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.e0
- Outcome
- soil Na + concentrationse1
- Direction
- decreasinge1
- Value
- 271.870 to 51.573 µmol Na g -1e1
- Setting
- greenhousee0
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Verbatim
t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e0“A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted by growing Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. in high sodium (Na + ) concentration/sodic sugarcane plantation soils over a period of seven months”
e1“Canavalia rosea hyperaccumulated more sodium (Na + ) with age significantly decreasing soil Na + concentrations from 271.870 to 51.573 µmol Na g -1 post- C. rosea harvesting”
Claim · model-written summary
Growing Canavalia rosea significantly reduced soil EC, SAR and ESP after three months, and these stayed statistically similar to month seven.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Treatment
- growing Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.e0
- Outcome
- electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP)e2
- Direction
- reducede2
- Qualifier
- after three monthse2
- Setting
- greenhousee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e0“A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted by growing Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC. in high sodium (Na + ) concentration/sodic sugarcane plantation soils over a period of seven months”
e2“The electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) were significantly reduced after three months and remained statistically similar over the period to the seventh month”
Claim · model-written summary
Pseudomonas putida and Bacillus species were isolated from Canavalia rosea plants.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Interactor
- Pseudomonas putida
Pseudomonas putidae3symbiont - Second interactor
- Bacilluse3symbiont
- Outcome
- were isolatede4
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e3“Pseudomonas putida and various species in the Bacillus genus”
e4“were isolated from C. rosea plants, revealing associations that likely assisted C. rosea in Na + tolerance and improved nutrient availability”
Claim · model-written summary
The isolated bacteria likely assisted Canavalia rosea in sodium tolerance and nutrient availability.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Outcome
- Na + tolerance and improved nutrient availabilitye4
- Qualifier
- revealing associations that likely assistede4
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e4“were isolated from C. rosea plants, revealing associations that likely assisted C. rosea in Na + tolerance and improved nutrient availability”
Claim · model-written summary
Flavobacterium species increased in abundance in the rhizosphere soils of Canavalia rosea.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Interactor
- FlavobacteriumFlavobacteriume7other
- Outcome
- increased abundance of Flavobacterium speciese7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Setting
- rhizosphere soilse7
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e7“The increased abundance of Flavobacterium species in rhizosphere soils was attributed to the ability of C. rosea to reduce soil Na⁺ concentrations, creating favourable conditions for microbial proliferation”
Claim · model-written summary
The increase in Flavobacterium abundance is attributed to Canavalia rosea reducing soil Na⁺ concentrations.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Outcome
- increased abundance of Flavobacterium speciese7
- Qualifier
- ability of C. rosea to reduce soil Na⁺ concentrationse7
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e7“The increased abundance of Flavobacterium species in rhizosphere soils was attributed to the ability of C. rosea to reduce soil Na⁺ concentrations, creating favourable conditions for microbial proliferation”
Claim · model-written summary
Consecutive cultivation of Canavalia rosea reduced sodium concentration by five-folds and improved soil characteristics in sugarcane soils from Sikhwahlane, Mpumalanga.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Treatment
- Consecutive cultivation of C. roseae5
- Outcome
- Na + concentratione5
- Direction
- reducede5
- Value
- by five-foldse5
- Setting
- Sikhwahlane, Mpumalangae5
Not reportedComparator
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e5“Consecutive cultivation of C. rosea reduced Na + concentration by five-folds and improved soil characteristics in sugarcane plantation soils from Sikhwahlane, Mpumalanga”
Claim · model-written summary
Field studies of Canavalia rosea in irrigated sugarcane plantations are recommended.
- Taxon
- Canavalia RoseaCanavalia roseat0
- Outcome
- field studiese6
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t0“Canavalia Rosea”
e6“However, field studies are recommended to study the soil Na + / sodicity reduction, microbial interactions and growth of C. rosea at irrigated sugarcane plantations”