Abstract
Tomato is one of the major solanaceous vegetables, which has a unique place in the global vegetable market. Instead of being a high-value crop, there is still a need to do improvement in its potential against various biotic and abiotic stressors that adequately demolish its real yield. Alternaria solani (causing early blight disease) is designated as one of the fatal organisms that may reduce tomato crop yield by up to 80%. There were lots of methods, viz., chemical, cultural and biological suggested to overcome it. However, chemical strategies are much in vogue, but they have several negative consequences for human health and the ecosystem. Enlightening this issue, the efficacy of various treatments, viz., chemical fungicides (Amistar Top®, Nativo®, and Contaf®), biochar and fungal bioagent (Trichoderma viride) was assessed under both in vivo and in vitro conditions. Induced resistance is mediated by several regulating pathways, like salicylic acid and jasmonic acid. These mediating pathways manipulate different physiological processes like growth and development, stress tolerance, and defence mechanisms of the plant. The assessment of results revealed that among all treatments biochar at 3.25% by weight consistently displayed remarkable effectiveness against the early blight infection by triggering resistance and improving the overall performance of tomato plants. This result is attributed to improved soil health, fastening mineralization as well as absorption processes, and boosting the plant’s immunity with the use of a higher concentration of biochar. Hence, it could be recommended for the overall improvement of tomato crop and its sustainability.
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Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 3.25% was effective against tomato early blight infection.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- biochar at 3.25% by weighte0
- Interactor
- Alternaria solani
Alternaria solanit0pathogen - Outcome
- early blight infectione0
- Direction
- effectivenesse0
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Verbatim
e0“biochar at 3.25% by weight consistently displayed remarkable effectiveness against the early blight infection by triggering resistance and improving the overall performance of tomato plants.”
t0“Alternaria solani”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 3.25% improved overall performance of tomato plants.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- biochar at 3.25% by weighte0
- Outcome
- overall performance of tomato plantse0
- Direction
- improvinge0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“biochar at 3.25% by weight consistently displayed remarkable effectiveness against the early blight infection by triggering resistance and improving the overall performance of tomato plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors attribute biochar benefit to improved soil health, mineralization, absorption and plant immunity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- higher concentration of biochare0
- Outcome
- plant’s immunitye0
- Qualifier
- improved soil health, fastening mineralization as well as absorption processese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This result is attributed to improved soil health, fastening mineralization as well as absorption processes, and boosting the plant’s immunity with the use of a higher concentration of biochar.”
t0“tomato”
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