Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during the Rabi season of 2009 to study the effects of soil applications of different concentrations of seaweed extract (prepared from Ascophyllum nodosum) on growth, yield and downy mildew severity of onion. The seaweed granules were applied as the basal dose (1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 g/m2). The soil application of seaweed extract significantly enhanced plant growth and yield. The highest yield was recorded with application of 2.5g/m2 followed by 3.0g/m2 that resulted in 120.8 per cent and 102.5 per cent increases respectively compared to control. The maximum increase in shoot height and number of shoots per plant and lowest disease severity were achieved with 2.5 g/m2 seaweed extract application. Thus, under sub–tropical, low hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh, soil application of seaweed extract could be a promising option for yield enhancement in onion.
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Claim · model-written summary
Seaweed extract significantly enhanced growth and yield.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- soil application of seaweed extracte0
- Outcome
- plant growth and yielde0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Verbatim
e0“The soil application of seaweed extract significantly enhanced plant growth and yield.”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
A 2.5g/m2 application increased yield 120.8 per cent versus control.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- 2.5g/m2e0
- Outcome
- increasese0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- 120.8 per cente0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of 2.5g/m2 followed by 3.0g/m2 that resulted in 120.8 per cent and 102.5 per cent increases respectively compared to control.”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
A 3.0g/m2 application increased yield 102.5 per cent versus control.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- 3.0g/m2e0
- Outcome
- increasese0
- Direction
- increasese0
- Value
- 102.5 per cente0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of 2.5g/m2 followed by 3.0g/m2 that resulted in 120.8 per cent and 102.5 per cent increases respectively compared to control.”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2.5 g/m2 application produced maximum gains in shoot height and shoots per plant.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- 2.5 g/m2 seaweed extract applicatione0
- Outcome
- shoot height and number of shoots per plante0
- Direction
- maximum increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum increase in shoot height and number of shoots per plant and lowest disease severity were achieved with 2.5 g/m2 seaweed extract application.”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The 2.5 g/m2 application produced the lowest disease severity.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- 2.5 g/m2 seaweed extract applicatione0
- Interactor
- downy mildewPeronosporaceaee1pathogen
- Outcome
- disease severitye0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The maximum increase in shoot height and number of shoots per plant and lowest disease severity were achieved with 2.5 g/m2 seaweed extract application.”
e1“downy mildew severity of onion”
t0“onion”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose soil-applied seaweed extract to enhance onion yield in Himachal Pradesh.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepae0
- Outcome
- soil application of seaweed extracte0
- Setting
- Himachal Pradeshe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thus, under sub–tropical, low hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh, soil application of seaweed extract could be a promising option for yield enhancement in onion.”
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