Abstract
The use of microorganisms is a promising technique in agriculture to provide greater water and nutrient efficiency for crops. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of microbial inoculation on plant growth, fruit yield and fruit quality of cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with three treatments: (i) inoculation with Bacillus subtilis ATCC 23858; (ii) inoculation with Burkholderia seminalis TC3.4.2R3; and (iii) non-inoculation, with eight replications. The data were subjected to ANOVA using the F-test followed by the Tukey test (p < 0.05) and multivariate statistical analysis for principal component analysis. B. seminalis led to a higher germination rate, increased fruit yield (FY) by 4.3% and soluble solids content (SSC) of 12.33% compared to the non-inoculation treatment. B. subtilis increased plant height (PH) and root mass, FY by 9.56% and SSC by 9.25%. Inoculation increased the mechanical resistance of fruits in terms of compression and puncture. The results of this work indicated that the initial growth of cherry tomatoes was increased by inoculation with B. subtilis and B. seminalis, bringing new possibilities for the sustainable production of this crop since inoculation promoted plant growth, increased FY and improved fruit quality. The study suggests that inoculation with specific strains of B. subtilis and B. seminalis can be beneficial for cherry tomato cultivation in protected environments, highlighting the use of microorganisms in agriculture and their potential for sustainable and efficient crop management.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
B. seminalis inoculation increases germination rate compared with non-inoculation in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoes
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0 - Treatment
- B. seminalise1
- Interactor
- B. seminalisBurkholderia seminalise1symbiont
- Outcome
- germination ratee1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- non-inoculation treatmente1
- Setting
- protected environmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e1“B. seminalis led to a higher germination rate, increased fruit yield (FY) by 4.3% and soluble solids content (SSC) of 12.33% compared to the non-inoculation treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
B. seminalis inoculation increases fruit yield by 4.3% compared with non-inoculation in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. seminalise1
- Interactor
- B. seminalisBurkholderia seminalise1symbiont
- Outcome
- fruit yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 4.3%e1
- Comparator
- non-inoculation treatmente1
- Setting
- protected environmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e1“B. seminalis led to a higher germination rate, increased fruit yield (FY) by 4.3% and soluble solids content (SSC) of 12.33% compared to the non-inoculation treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
B. seminalis inoculation raises soluble solids content to 12.33% compared with non-inoculation in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. seminalise1
- Interactor
- B. seminalisBurkholderia seminalise1symbiont
- Outcome
- soluble solids content (SSC)e1
- Direction
- higherinferrede1
- Value
- 12.33%e1
- Comparator
- non-inoculation treatmente1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e1“B. seminalis led to a higher germination rate, increased fruit yield (FY) by 4.3% and soluble solids content (SSC) of 12.33% compared to the non-inoculation treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
B. subtilis inoculation increases plant height in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. subtilise2
- Interactor
- B. subtilis
Bacillus subtilise2symbiont - Outcome
- plant height (PH)e2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Setting
- protected environmente0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e2“B. subtilis increased plant height (PH) and root mass, FY by 9.56% and SSC by 9.25%”
Claim · model-written summary
B. subtilis inoculation increases root mass in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. subtilise2
- Interactor
- B. subtilisBacillus subtilise2symbiont
- Outcome
- root masse2
- Direction
- increasede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e2“B. subtilis increased plant height (PH) and root mass, FY by 9.56% and SSC by 9.25%”
Claim · model-written summary
B. subtilis inoculation increases fruit yield by 9.56% in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. subtilise2
- Interactor
- B. subtilisBacillus subtilise2symbiont
- Outcome
- FYe2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 9.56%e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e2“B. subtilis increased plant height (PH) and root mass, FY by 9.56% and SSC by 9.25%”
Claim · model-written summary
B. subtilis inoculation increases soluble solids content by 9.25% in cherry tomatoes.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- B. subtilise2
- Interactor
- B. subtilisBacillus subtilise2symbiont
- Outcome
- SSCe2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- 9.25%e2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e2“B. subtilis increased plant height (PH) and root mass, FY by 9.56% and SSC by 9.25%”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation increases the mechanical resistance of cherry tomato fruits in compression and puncture.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- Inoculatione3
- Outcome
- mechanical resistance of fruitse3
- Direction
- increasede3
- Qualifier
- in terms of compression and puncturee3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e3“Inoculation increased the mechanical resistance of fruits in terms of compression and puncture”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with specific B. subtilis and B. seminalis strains can be beneficial for cherry tomato cultivation in protected environments.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoesSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- inoculation with specific strains of B. subtilis and B. seminalise4
- Interactor
- B. subtilisBacillus subtilise4symbiont
- Second interactor
- B. seminalisBurkholderia seminalise4symbiont
- Outcome
- beneficial for cherry tomato cultivatione4
- Setting
- protected environmentse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“cherry tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) in a protected environment”
e4“inoculation with specific strains of B. subtilis and B. seminalis can be beneficial for cherry tomato cultivation in protected environments”
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