Abstract
The biomass of 10 selected botanicals was evaluated as soil amendments, in the form of composts and dry powder biomass, to compare their potential to suppress downy mildew disease caused by oosporic inoculum of Perenosclerospora sorghi. Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores, while two (Croton sparsiflorus and Tagetes erecta) promoted it. In the form of composts (2% rate), the efficacy of botanicals was generally found reduced with the appearance of more disease than negative control in case of all botanicals except one (A. cepa). At the 4% compost rate, only four botanicals namely, A. cepa, P. longifolia, H. suaveolens and L. camara were found to suppress the disease. At higher amendment rates of 6, 8 and 10%, six botanicals suppressed the disease. Dry powders are not only superior in disease suppression but confer additional benefits like reduced bulk, increased shelf life, consistent composition and results.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Allium cepa at 4% controlled oospore infection.
SorghumNot reportedInteractorComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Lantana camara at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Polyalthia longifolia at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Hyptis suaveolens at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Azadirachta indica at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Nerium oleander at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Eucalyptus globulus at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powder of Tamarindus indica at 4% controlled oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Eight botanicals (Allium cepa, Lantana camara, Polyalthia longifolia, Hyptis suaveolens, Azadirachta indica, Nerium oleander Eucalyptus globulus and Tamarindus indica) proved effectively in the form of dry biomass powder at 4% (w/w) rate to control infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Croton sparsiflorus amendment promoted oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“while two (Croton sparsiflorus and Tagetes erecta) promoted it.”
e1“infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
Tagetes erecta amendment promoted oospore infection.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“while two (Croton sparsiflorus and Tagetes erecta) promoted it.”
e1“infection by oospores”
Claim · model-written summary
At 2%, composts generally produced more disease than the negative control except A. cepa.
- Treatment
- composts (2% rate)e0
- Outcome
- diseasee0
- Direction
- moree0
- Qualifier
- except one (A. cepa)e0
- Comparator
- negative controle0
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Verbatim
t0“sorghum”
e0“In the form of composts (2% rate), the efficacy of botanicals was generally found reduced with the appearance of more disease than negative control in case of all botanicals except one (A. cepa).”
Claim · model-written summary
At 4% compost rate, A. cepa suppressed disease.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“At the 4% compost rate, only four botanicals namely, A. cepa, P. longifolia, H. suaveolens and L. camara were found to suppress the disease.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 4% compost rate, P. longifolia suppressed disease.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“At the 4% compost rate, only four botanicals namely, A. cepa, P. longifolia, H. suaveolens and L. camara were found to suppress the disease.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 4% compost rate, H. suaveolens suppressed disease.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“At the 4% compost rate, only four botanicals namely, A. cepa, P. longifolia, H. suaveolens and L. camara were found to suppress the disease.”
Claim · model-written summary
At 4% compost rate, L. camara suppressed disease.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“At the 4% compost rate, only four botanicals namely, A. cepa, P. longifolia, H. suaveolens and L. camara were found to suppress the disease.”
Claim · model-written summary
At higher compost rates of 6, 8 and 10%, six botanicals suppressed disease.
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
t0“sorghum”
e0“At higher amendment rates of 6, 8 and 10%, six botanicals suppressed the disease.”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powders were superior to composts in disease suppression.
Not reportedComparator
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t0“sorghum”
e0“Dry powders are not only superior in disease suppression”
Claim · model-written summary
Dry powders also provided reduced bulk, increased shelf life, and consistent composition and results.
- Outcome
- reduced bulk, increased shelf life, consistent composition and resultse0
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t0“sorghum”
e0“confer additional benefits like reduced bulk, increased shelf life, consistent composition and results.”
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Lantana camara · disease · SorghumResults agree
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Mesosphaerum suaveolens · disease · SorghumResults agree
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Eucalyptus globulus · disease · SorghumResults agree
1 paper in the same direction as this paper
- positive
Nerium oleander · disease · SorghumResults agree
2 papers in the same direction as this paper
- positive
- positive
fertilization · disease · SorghumPositive and negative results
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- positive
- positive
- positive
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8 of 9 groups shown: named compounds and organisms first, then groups whose results differ (checked claim by claim), then those with positive and negative results, then the smaller groups.
Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.