Abstract
Chemical fertilizers have been utilized extensively over last five to six decades. They significantly contribute in damaging the ecosystem, including the soil properties and the health of the future generation. Organic farming is employed as a substitute to obtain better and healthier output. To increase output and replenish soil fertility without harming the environment or having any negative impacts on human health, organic fertilizers such as sawdust, cow dung and cow urine are used instead of chemical fertilizers. Nowadays, organic farming is widely practiced around the world. Efforts were made to study the effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on the growth of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Experiment was conducted in pots with four treatments i.e., control (water and soil), organic (cow dung, cow urine, sawdust), inorganic (NPK) and mixture of organic and inorganic. The parameters observed were stem height, number of leaves and the length of leaves. Antimicrobial activity of cucumber leaves, seeds and cow urine was checked on different bacterial strains including E. coli, Pseudomonas sp. and Salmonella sp. Phytochemical analysis was conducted to analyze the presence of alkaloid, carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenol and anthraquinone content in cucumber. In comparison to alternative treatments, organic cucumber cultivation produces higher growth rates. Cow urine was more effective against E. coli, moderate against Pseudomonas and resist against Salmonella. The seed extract of cucumber was more effective against Salmonella and less effective against E. coli. The leaf extract is more effective against Pseudomonas and less effective against E. coli. In cucumber leaves alkaloids, carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenol and anthraquinone content are present.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Organic cucumber cultivation produced higher growth rates than the alternative treatments.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse1 - Treatment
- organice1
- Outcome
- growth ratese1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- alternative treatmentse1
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Verbatim
e1“In comparison to alternative treatments, organic cucumber cultivation produces higher growth rates”
Claim · model-written summary
The cucumber seed extract was more effective against Salmonella.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Organ / stage
- seed extracte1
- Interactor
- Salmonella
Salmonellae1other - Outcome
- effective against Salmonellae1
- Direction
- moree1
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Verbatim
e1“The seed extract of cucumber was more effective against Salmonella and less effective against E. coli”
Claim · model-written summary
The cucumber seed extract was less effective against E. coli.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Organ / stage
- seed extracte1
- Interactor
- E. coli
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Escherichia colie1other - Outcome
- effective against E. colie1
- Direction
- lesse1
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Verbatim
e1“The seed extract of cucumber was more effective against Salmonella and less effective against E. coli”
Claim · model-written summary
Alkaloids, carbohydrate and tannins were present in cucumber leaves.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Organ / stage
- leavese1
- Outcome
- alkaloids, carbohydrate, tanninse1
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e1“In cucumber leaves alkaloids, carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenol and anthraquinone content are present”
Claim · model-written summary
Saponins, flavonoids and terpenoids were present in cucumber leaves.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Organ / stage
- leavese1
- Outcome
- saponins, flavonoids, terpenoidse1
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Verbatim
e1“In cucumber leaves alkaloids, carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenol and anthraquinone content are present”
Claim · model-written summary
Phenol and anthraquinone content were present in cucumber leaves.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Organ / stage
- leavese1
- Outcome
- phenol and anthraquinone contente1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“In cucumber leaves alkaloids, carbohydrate, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenol and anthraquinone content are present”
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