Abstract
Phosphate-solubilizing Fungi (PSF) function in soil phosphorus cycle, increasing the bioavailability of soil phosphorus for plants. Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum were tested for their efficacy to solubilize tri-calcium-phosphate (TCP) in vitro as well as their effect in vivo to promote the growth of ground nut (Arachis hypogaea) plants grown in soil amended with TCP. The results showed high solubilizing index in agar plates. Also, they effectively solubilized TCP in Pikovskaya's liquid medium (PVK) and released considerable amounts of P into medium. Pot experiment showed that the dual inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing fungi (A. niger and P. notatum) significantly increased dry matter and yield of groundnut plants as compared to the control soil. Significant increment in percentage of protein and oil was also recorded. There was an increase in the percentage of N and P content of the plant. It was significantly resulted with N levels of groundnut plants but this increase was non-significant with the percentage of total phosphorus, under the experimental conditions. Soil analysis showed that the available P, organic carbon levels were significantly increased when compared to the initial soil. The pH was also lowered compared to the initial pH of the soil.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
The tested fungi had a high phosphate-solubilizing index on agar.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)
Arachis hypogaeat0 - Interactor
- Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum
Aspergillus niger
Penicillium chrysogenumt1symbiont - Outcome
- solubilizing indexe0
- Direction
- highe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results showed high solubilizing index in agar plates.”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
t1“Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum”
Claim · model-written summary
The fungi solubilized TCP in PVK liquid medium.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Interactor
- Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatumAspergillus nigerPenicillium chrysogenumt1symbiont
- Outcome
- solubilized TCPe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“they effectively solubilized TCP in Pikovskaya's liquid medium (PVK)”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
t1“Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum”
Claim · model-written summary
The fungi released considerable phosphorus into the medium.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Interactor
- Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatumAspergillus nigerPenicillium chrysogenumt1symbiont
- Outcome
- amounts of P into mediume0
- Direction
- considerablee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“released considerable amounts of P into medium”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
t1“Aspergillus niger and Penicillium notatum”
Claim · model-written summary
Dual fungal inoculation significantly increased groundnut dry matter relative to control soil.
- Taxon
- groundnut plantsArachis hypogaeae0
- Treatment
- dual inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing fungie0
- Interactor
- A. niger and P. notatumAspergillus nigerPenicillium chrysogenume0symbiont
- Outcome
- dry mattere0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dual inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing fungi (A. niger and P. notatum) significantly increased dry matter and yield of groundnut plants as compared to the control soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Dual fungal inoculation significantly increased groundnut yield relative to control soil.
- Taxon
- groundnut plantsArachis hypogaeae0
- Treatment
- dual inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing fungie0
- Interactor
- A. niger and P. notatumAspergillus nigerPenicillium chrysogenume0symbiont
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dual inoculation of phosphate-solubilizing fungi (A. niger and P. notatum) significantly increased dry matter and yield of groundnut plants as compared to the control soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Groundnut protein percentage increased significantly.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- percentage of proteine0
- Direction
- incremente0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Significant increment in percentage of protein and oil was also recorded.”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
Claim · model-written summary
Groundnut oil percentage increased significantly.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- oile0
- Direction
- incremente0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Significant increment in percentage of protein and oil was also recorded.”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant nitrogen percentage increased significantly.
- Taxon
- groundnut plantsArachis hypogaeae0
- Outcome
- N levelse0
Not reportedTreatmentComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“It was significantly resulted with N levels of groundnut plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant total phosphorus percentage increased nonsignificantly.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- percentage of total phosphoruse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedTreatmentComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“this increase was non-significant with the percentage of total phosphorus”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
Claim · model-written summary
Available soil phosphorus increased significantly relative to initial soil.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- available Pe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- initial soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“available P, organic carbon levels were significantly increased when compared to the initial soil”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil organic carbon increased significantly relative to initial soil.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- organic carbon levelse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- initial soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“available P, organic carbon levels were significantly increased when compared to the initial soil”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil pH was lower than initial soil pH.
- Taxon
- ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)Arachis hypogaeat0
- Outcome
- pHe0
- Direction
- lowerede0
- Comparator
- initial pH of the soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The pH was also lowered compared to the initial pH of the soil.”
t0“ground nut (Arachis hypogaea)”
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