Abstract
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation not only increases the growth but also improves the quality of many commercial plants. Tea (Camellia sinensis) plants were grown on different growth medium (with and without AMF inoculation) and the chemical properties of the leaves were assayed and compared. The growth media were sterilized soil with AMF, sterilized soil, natural soil inoculated with AMF, natural soil, and natural soil in natural condition with AMF. The highest root colonization (23 %) was found in tea plants grown on natural soil with AMF, whereas no colonization was found in the sterilized soil treatment. The highest level of leaf chlorophyll-a (2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1), chlorophyll-b (1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1) and carotenoid (0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1) contents were found in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF. The highest polyphenol concentration (64.46 mg.L-1) was found in natural soil inoculated with AMF whereas the lowest (38.09 mg.L-1) was recorded in sterilized soil. The highest contents of tannin (30.34 mg.mL-1) and reducing sugar (46.61 mg.L-1) were recorded in plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF and the lowest values (21.22 mg.mL-1, 33.16 mg.L-1, respectively) in sterilized soil treatment. Though antioxidant properties (% scavenging effect) did not differed due to treatments, the highest IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid) concentration (3.16 μg.mL-1) was recorded in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF. The study concludes that AMF inoculation improves the quality of tea leaves.
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Claim · model-written summary
Tea in natural soil with AMF had the highest root colonization at 23%.
Verbatim
e0“The highest root colonization (23 %) was found in tea plants grown on natural soil with AMF, whereas no colonization was found in the sterilized soil treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea in sterilized soil had no root colonization.
Verbatim
e0“The highest root colonization (23 %) was found in tea plants grown on natural soil with AMF, whereas no colonization was found in the sterilized soil treatment.”
t0“Tea (Camellia sinensis) mediated by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea leaf chlorophyll-a peaked at 2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1 in natural soil under natural conditions with AMF.
- Taxon
- teae0
- Treatment
- natural soil under natural condition with AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- leaf chlorophyll-ae0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The highest level of leaf chlorophyll-a (2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1), chlorophyll-b (1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1) and carotenoid (0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1) contents were found in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea leaf chlorophyll-b peaked at 1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1 under natural conditions with AMF.
- Taxon
- teae0
- Treatment
- natural soil under natural condition with AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- chlorophyll-be0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The highest level of leaf chlorophyll-a (2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1), chlorophyll-b (1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1) and carotenoid (0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1) contents were found in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea carotenoids peaked at 0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1 under natural conditions with AMF.
- Taxon
- teae0
- Treatment
- natural soil under natural condition with AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- carotenoide0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The highest level of leaf chlorophyll-a (2.74±0.06 μg.mL-1), chlorophyll-b (1.77±0.03 μg.mL-1) and carotenoid (0.35±0.01 μg.mL-1) contents were found in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF.”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea polyphenols peaked at 64.46 mg.L-1 in natural soil inoculated with AMF versus 38.09 mg.L-1 in sterilized soil.
Verbatim
e0“The highest polyphenol concentration (64.46 mg.L-1) was found in natural soil inoculated with AMF whereas the lowest (38.09 mg.L-1) was recorded in sterilized soil.”
t0“Tea”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea tannin peaked at 30.34 mg.mL-1 in natural soil with AMF versus 21.22 mg.mL-1 in sterilized soil.
Verbatim
e0“The highest contents of tannin (30.34 mg.mL-1) and reducing sugar (46.61 mg.L-1) were recorded in plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF and the lowest values (21.22 mg.mL-1, 33.16 mg.L-1, respectively) in sterilized soil treatment.”
t0“Tea”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea reducing sugar peaked at 46.61 mg.L-1 in natural soil with AMF versus 33.16 mg.L-1 in sterilized soil.
Verbatim
e0“The highest contents of tannin (30.34 mg.mL-1) and reducing sugar (46.61 mg.L-1) were recorded in plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF and the lowest values (21.22 mg.mL-1, 33.16 mg.L-1, respectively) in sterilized soil treatment.”
t0“Tea”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea antioxidant scavenging did not differ among treatments.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Though antioxidant properties (% scavenging effect) did not differed due to treatments”
t0“Tea”
Claim · model-written summary
Tea IAA peaked at 3.16 μg.mL-1 in natural soil with AMF.
- Taxon
- teae0
- Treatment
- natural soil under natural condition with AMFe0
- Interactor
- AMFe0symbiont
- Outcome
- IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid) concentratione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 3.16 μg.mL-1e0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“the highest IAA (Indole-3-acetic acid) concentration (3.16 μg.mL-1) was recorded in tea plants grown on natural soil under natural condition with AMF.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors concluded that AMF inoculation improves tea-leaf quality.
Verbatim
e0“The study concludes that AMF inoculation improves the quality of tea leaves.”
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