Abstract
The effect of foliar application of two levels of citric acid (CA; 0 and 7 mM) and two levels of salicylic acid (SA; 0 and 1 mM) combined with two levels of nutrient solution strength (full strength and half strength) on mineral acquisition by sweet basil were investigated. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design arrangement with three replications. SA alone reduced the plant height and thickened the stem. Plants supplied with a full strength solution had a ticker stem, produced more biomass, and showed higher values of Fv/Fm. Some changes in the uptake pattern of some nutrients, especially boron and sulfur, were noticed. Higher boron concentrations in leaves were in plants sprayed with a combination of 7 mM CA and 1 mM of SA. Applying combination of CA and SA was more effective than using them individually that suggests an effective synergism between them.
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Claim · model-written summary
Salicylic acid alone reduced plant height.
- Taxon
- sweet basil
Ocimum basilicumt0 - Treatment
- SAe0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- reducede0
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e0“SA alone reduced the plant height”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Salicylic acid alone thickened the stem.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- SAe0
- Outcome
- steme0
- Direction
- thickenede0
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e0“SA alone reduced the plant height and thickened the stem”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Full-strength nutrient solution produced thicker stems.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- full strength solutione0
- Outcome
- ticker steme0
- Direction
- tickere0
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e0“Plants supplied with a full strength solution had a ticker stem, produced more biomass, and showed higher values of Fv/Fm.”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Full-strength nutrient solution produced more biomass.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- full strength solutione0
- Outcome
- biomasse0
- Direction
- moree0
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e0“Plants supplied with a full strength solution had a ticker stem, produced more biomass, and showed higher values of Fv/Fm.”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Full-strength nutrient solution yielded higher Fv/Fm.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- full strength solutione0
- Outcome
- Fv/Fme0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“Plants supplied with a full strength solution had a ticker stem, produced more biomass, and showed higher values of Fv/Fm.”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Nutrient uptake patterns changed, especially for boron and sulfur.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Outcome
- uptake pattern of some nutrients, especially boron and sulfure0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Some changes in the uptake pattern of some nutrients, especially boron and sulfur, were noticed.”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined 7 mM citric acid and 1 mM salicylic acid sprays yielded higher leaf boron concentrations.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Treatment
- combination of 7 mM CA and 1 mM of SAe0
- Outcome
- boron concentrationse0
- Direction
- Highere0
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Verbatim
e0“Higher boron concentrations in leaves were in plants sprayed with a combination of 7 mM CA and 1 mM of SA.”
t0“sweet basil”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined citric and salicylic acid was judged more effective than either alone.
- Taxon
- sweet basilOcimum basilicumt0
- Treatment
- combination of CA and SAe0
- Outcome
- more effectivee0
- Direction
- more effectivee0
- Comparator
- using them individuallye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Applying combination of CA and SA was more effective than using them individually”
t0“sweet basil”
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