Abstract
The current study investigated the effects of treated sludge on the phytochemical composition of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers. African Marigold flowers were cultivated with treated sludge and their phytochemical profiles were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Flowers from plants treated with sludge increased in various bioactive compounds, including ?-Pinene, linalool, ?-Caryophyllene, quercetin and luteolin, recognized for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. The study underscores the potential of treated sewage sludge as a sustainable soil amendment to improve plant growth and Marigold flowers' phytochemical profile. This study provides valuable prescience into agricultural practices that ensure sustainability and highlights the potential of sewage sludge as a beneficial resource for enhancing crop quality and bioactive compound content.
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
Marigold flowers from plants treated with sludge increased in ?-Pinene, linalool and ?-Caryophyllene.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erecta
Tagetes erectae1 - Organ / stage
- flowerse1
- Treatment
- treated sludgee1
- Outcome
- ?-Pinene, linalool, ?-Caryophyllenee2
- Direction
- increasede2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e1“The current study investigated the effects of treated sludge on the phytochemical composition of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers”
e2“Flowers from plants treated with sludge increased in various bioactive compounds, including ?-Pinene, linalool, ?-Caryophyllene, quercetin and luteolin”
Claim · model-written summary
Marigold flowers from plants treated with sludge increased in quercetin and luteolin.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectae1
- Organ / stage
- flowerse1
- Treatment
- treated sludgee1
- Outcome
- quercetin and luteoline2
- Direction
- increasede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The current study investigated the effects of treated sludge on the phytochemical composition of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers”
e2“Flowers from plants treated with sludge increased in various bioactive compounds, including ?-Pinene, linalool, ?-Caryophyllene, quercetin and luteolin”
Claim · model-written summary
Treated sewage sludge has potential as a sustainable soil amendment for marigold.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectae1
- Outcome
- treated sewage sludge as a sustainable soil amendmente3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The current study investigated the effects of treated sludge on the phytochemical composition of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers”
e3“The study underscores the potential of treated sewage sludge as a sustainable soil amendment to improve plant growth and Marigold flowers' phytochemical profile”
The same questions in other papers
organic · molecular: metabolites · Tagetes erecta (African marigold)Positive and negative results
1 in the opposite direction
- no effect
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