Abstract
Inoculation between bacteria and fungi can be an efficient and viable alternative for production of horticultural crops. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effects of co-inoculation between Trichoderma harzianum and the biostimulant ME-50® on the growth promotion and productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and green beans [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpen]. Two experiments under garden conditions were carried out, in a 2×2 factorial arrangement, in a random blocks with five replicates, to evaluate the effects of inoculation (100 mL L−1) and not inoculation to the soil with the bioestimulant ME-50® in combination with seed inoculation (100 mL L−1) and non-inoculation seeds with T. harzianum strain A-34 to improve the growth (height, leaf area and dry matter of leaves and stems) and productivity (number, length and mass of fruits and yield) of cucumber and green beans. Inoculation with the biostimulant ME-50® promoted greater growth and productivity of cucumber and green bean plants compared to the inoculation with T. harzianum. However, coinoculation between both biostimulants was more efficient in the growth and development of both plant species; increasing the productivity of cucumber (133 %) and green beans (138 %). The results of this study suggest that coinoculation between the biostimulant ME-50® and T. harzianum has a synergistic, efficient and viable effect on the growth and productivity of cucumber and green beans plants, being considered useful in organic, ecological and sustainable of the crops.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculation with the biostimulant ME-50 promoted greater growth and productivity of cucumber and green beans than inoculation with T. harzianum.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse1 - Treatment
- Inoculation with the biostimulant ME-50®e1
- Interactor
- T. harzianum
Trichoderma harzianume1symbiont - Outcome
- growth and productivitye1
- Direction
- greatere1
- Comparator
- the inoculation with T. harzianume1
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Verbatim
e1“Inoculation with the biostimulant ME-50® promoted greater growth and productivity of cucumber and green bean plants compared to the inoculation with T. harzianum”
Claim · model-written summary
Coinoculation of T. harzianum and ME-50 was more efficient for growth and development of cucumber and green beans.
- Taxon
- cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and green beans [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpen]Cucumis sativus
Vigna unguiculatae0 - Treatment
- coinoculation between both biostimulantse2
- Outcome
- growth and developmente2
- Direction
- more efficiente2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and green beans [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpen]”
e2“coinoculation between both biostimulants was more efficient in the growth and development of both plant species”
Claim · model-written summary
Coinoculation increased cucumber productivity by 133%.
- Taxon
- cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)Cucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- coinoculatione2
- Outcome
- productivitye3
- Direction
- increasinge3
- Value
- 133 %e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and green beans [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpen]”
e2“coinoculation between both biostimulants was more efficient in the growth and development of both plant species”
e3“increasing the productivity of cucumber (133 %) and green beans (138 %)”
Claim · model-written summary
Coinoculation increased green bean productivity by 138%.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and green beans [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walpen]”
e2“coinoculation between both biostimulants was more efficient in the growth and development of both plant species”
e3“increasing the productivity of cucumber (133 %) and green beans (138 %)”
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