Abstract
Deficiency of micronutrients is a major problem faced by nearly half of the world population due to intake of poor-quality food. To overcome the problem of malnutrition, biofortification of cereal crops is believed to be a good approach to increase nutrient contents in our daily food. The purpose of the current study was therefore to investigate the effect of foliar applied copper and boron alone and in combination with Trichoderma harzianum on yield attributes, grain quality, and nutrient contents of wheat. Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content. In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P. This study concludes that the bioreagent T. harzianum along with foliar copper and boron may lead to reasonably enhanced grain quality and growth characteristics of wheat, further suggesting that the combined application of micronutrients along with T. harzianum under suitable conditions will make it an acceptable approach for crop improvements.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly enhanced wheat plant height relative to the control.
- Taxon
- Wheat
Triticum aestivumt0 - Treatment
- copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianum
Trichoderma harzianume0symbiont - Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Comparator
- a control sete0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content.”
t0“The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly enhanced wheat spike length relative to the control.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0symbiont
- Outcome
- spike lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Comparator
- a control sete0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content.”
t0“The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly enhanced wheat kernels per spike relative to the control.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0symbiont
- Outcome
- kernels per spikee0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Comparator
- a control sete0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content.”
t0“The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly enhanced wheat harvest index relative to the control.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0symbiont
- Outcome
- harvest indexe0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Comparator
- a control sete0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content.”
t0“The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly enhanced wheat chlorophyll content relative to the control.
- Taxon
- WheatTriticum aestivumt0
- Treatment
- copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0symbiont
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Comparator
- a control sete0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Wheat plants were treated with copper and boron in combination with or without T. harzianum . The applied treatments included Cu (0.05 M), Cu (0.1 M), T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.05 M), B (0.1 M), B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum, Cu (0.05 M)/B (0.05 M)/ T. harzianum, and Cu (0.1 M)/B (0.1 M)/ T. harzianum along with a control set for comparison. Results revealed significant enhancement in different studied growth traits including plant height, spike length, kernels per spike, harvest index, and chlorophyll content.”
t0“The Impact of Trichoderma harzianum Together with Copper and Boron on Wheat Yield”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatment approach enriched wheat grains with Cu.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- grainse0
- Treatment
- this approache0
- Outcome
- Cue0
- Direction
- enrichede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P.”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatment approach enriched wheat grains with Fe.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- grainse0
- Treatment
- this approache0
- Outcome
- Fee0
- Direction
- enrichede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P.”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatment approach enriched wheat grains with Zn.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- grainse0
- Treatment
- this approache0
- Outcome
- Zne0
- Direction
- enrichede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P.”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatment approach enriched wheat grains with K.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- grainse0
- Treatment
- this approache0
- Outcome
- Ke0
- Direction
- enrichede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P.”
Claim · model-written summary
The treatment approach enriched wheat grains with P.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Organ / stage
- grainse0
- Treatment
- this approache0
- Outcome
- Pe0
- Direction
- enrichede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In addition, this approach also enriched wheat grains with various micro/macronutrients including Cu, Fe, Zn, K, and P.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend combined micronutrients and T. harzianum for wheat crop improvement under suitable conditions.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume0
- Interactor
- T. harzianumTrichoderma harzianume0symbiont
- Outcome
- combined application of micronutrients along with T. harzianum under suitable conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This study concludes that the bioreagent T. harzianum along with foliar copper and boron may lead to reasonably enhanced grain quality and growth characteristics of wheat, further suggesting that the combined application of micronutrients along with T. harzianum under suitable conditions will make it an acceptable approach for crop improvements.”
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