Abstract
Soil salinization significantly impacts agricultural lands and crop productivity in the study area. Moreover, freshwater scarcity poses a significant obstacle to soil reclamation and agricultural production. Therefore, eco-friendly strategies must be adopted for agro-ecosystem sustainability under these conditions. A study conducted in 2022 and 2023 examined the interaction effects of various soil mulching materials (unmulched, white plastic, rice straw, and sawdust) and chitosan foliar spray application (control, 250 mg L −1 of normal chitosan, 125 mg L −1 of nano chitosan, and 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosan) on the biochemical soil characteristics and productivity of common beans in clay-saline soil. Higher organic matter, available nutrient content, and total bacteria count in soils were found under organic mulching treatments (rice straw and sawdust). In contrast, the white plastic mulching treatment resulted in the lowest values of soil electrical conductivity (EC) and the highest soil water content. Conversely, chitosan foliar spray treatments had the least impact on the chemical properties of the soil. Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosan exhibited higher chlorophyll content, plant height, fresh weight of shoots and roots, seed yield, and nutrient content compared to other chitosan foliar spray applications. All treatments studied led to a significant reduction in fungal communities and Na% in plants. The combined effect of organic mulch materials and foliar spray application of 62.5 mg L −1 nano chitosan appeared to enhance biochemical saline soil properties and common bean productivity.
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Claim · model-written summary
Organic mulching (rice straw and sawdust) gave higher soil organic matter, available nutrient content and total bacteria count in the saline clay soil.
- Taxon
- common bean
Phaseolus vulgarist0 - Treatment
- organic mulching treatments (rice straw and sawdust)e1
- Outcome
- organic matter, available nutrient content, and total bacteria count in soilse1
- Direction
- Highere1
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t0“common bean”
e1“Higher organic matter, available nutrient content, and total bacteria count in soils were found under organic mulching treatments (rice straw and sawdust)”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulching gave the lowest soil electrical conductivity.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulching treatmente1
- Outcome
- soil electrical conductivity (EC)e1
- Direction
- loweste1
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t0“common bean”
e1“the white plastic mulching treatment resulted in the lowest values of soil electrical conductivity (EC) and the highest soil water content”
Claim · model-written summary
White plastic mulching gave the highest soil water content.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- white plastic mulching treatmente1
- Outcome
- soil water contente1
- Direction
- higheste1
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t0“common bean”
e1“the white plastic mulching treatment resulted in the lowest values of soil electrical conductivity (EC) and the highest soil water content”
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan foliar spray treatments had the least impact on the chemical properties of the soil.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- chitosan foliar spray treatmentse1
- Outcome
- chemical properties of the soile1
- Direction
- least impacte1
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t0“common bean”
e1“chitosan foliar spray treatments had the least impact on the chemical properties of the soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg/L nano chitosan had higher plant height and fresh weight of shoots and roots than with other chitosan spray applications.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosane1
- Outcome
- plant height, fresh weight of shoots and rootse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- other chitosan foliar spray applicationse1
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t0“common bean”
e1“Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosan exhibited higher chlorophyll content, plant height, fresh weight of shoots and roots, seed yield, and nutrient content compared to other chitosan foliar spray applications”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg/L nano chitosan had higher chlorophyll content and nutrient content than with other chitosan spray applications.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosane1
- Outcome
- chlorophyll contente1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- other chitosan foliar spray applicationse1
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t0“common bean”
e1“Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosan exhibited higher chlorophyll content, plant height, fresh weight of shoots and roots, seed yield, and nutrient content compared to other chitosan foliar spray applications”
Claim · model-written summary
Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg/L nano chitosan had higher seed yield than with other chitosan spray applications.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosane1
- Outcome
- seed yielde1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- other chitosan foliar spray applicationse1
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t0“common bean”
e1“Plants sprayed with 62.5 mg L −1 of nano chitosan exhibited higher chlorophyll content, plant height, fresh weight of shoots and roots, seed yield, and nutrient content compared to other chitosan foliar spray applications”
Claim · model-written summary
All treatments significantly reduced fungal communities.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- All treatmentse1
- Outcome
- fungal communitiese1
- Direction
- reductione1
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t0“common bean”
e1“All treatments studied led to a significant reduction in fungal communities and Na% in plants”
Claim · model-written summary
All treatments significantly reduced Na% in plants.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
- Treatment
- All treatmentse1
- Outcome
- Na% in plantse1
- Direction
- reductione1
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t0“common bean”
e1“All treatments studied led to a significant reduction in fungal communities and Na% in plants”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of organic mulch materials and foliar spray of 62.5 mg/L nano chitosan appeared to enhance saline soil biochemical properties and common bean productivity.
- Taxon
- common beanPhaseolus vulgarise1
- Treatment
- organic mulch materials and foliar spray application of 62.5 mg L −1 nano chitosane1
- Outcome
- biochemical saline soil properties and common bean productivitye1
- Direction
- enhancee1
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e1“The combined effect of organic mulch materials and foliar spray application of 62.5 mg L −1 nano chitosan appeared to enhance biochemical saline soil properties and common bean productivity”
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