Abstract
In the context of climate change, drought increasingly threatens global food security. Developing sustainable and environmentally friendly practices to mitigate yield and quality losses has become imperative. This study evaluates the combined effects of vermicompost (VC) and grafted rootstocks on eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.) performance under water stress in both greenhouse and field conditions. In the greenhouse experiment, grafted (G) and non-grafted plants were grown in pots amended with 0, 1, 2, and 3% VC and subjected to three irrigation regimes (100%, 70%, and 30% of field capacity). The field trial involved the application of 2% VC under control (1.00 Epan), mild (0.70 Epan), and severe drought stress (0.30 Epan) conditions. The ‘G x VC’ combination improved yield under drought in both greenhouse and field, especially under severe stress. Grafted plants treated with VC showed enhanced total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and flavonoid accumulation.Vermicompost also contributed to enhanced soil properties such as water retention, infiltration, and aggregate stability. These results suggest that integrating grafted seedlings with vermicompost application offers a viable strategy to improve eggplant productivity and nutritional quality under drought stress, contributing to resilient and sustainable horticultural systems. This study provides a foundation for developing environmentally friendly drought management strategies with practical potential.
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Claim · model-written summary
Combined grafting and vermicompost improved eggplant yield under drought in greenhouse and field, especially under severe stress.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenat0 - Treatment
- ‘G x VC’ combinatione0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- especially under severe stresse0
- Setting
- greenhouse and fielde0
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e0“The ‘G x VC’ combination improved yield under drought in both greenhouse and field, especially under severe stress”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted plants treated with vermicompost had enhanced total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and flavonoid accumulation.
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- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- VCe0
- Outcome
- total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and flavonoid accumulatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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e0“Grafted plants treated with VC showed enhanced total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and flavonoid accumulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost enhanced soil water retention, infiltration, and aggregate stability in the eggplant system.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- Vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- soil properties such as water retention, infiltration, and aggregate stabilitye0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“eggplant”
e0“Vermicompost also contributed to enhanced soil properties such as water retention, infiltration, and aggregate stability”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend integrating grafted seedlings with vermicompost to improve eggplant productivity and nutritional quality under drought.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Outcome
- improve eggplant productivity and nutritional qualitye0
- Qualifier
- under drought stresse0
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t0“eggplant”
e0“integrating grafted seedlings with vermicompost application offers a viable strategy to improve eggplant productivity and nutritional quality under drought stress”
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