Abstract
Enhancing the nutritional values and quality of fruit crops is of utmost significance, necessitating the exploration and implementation of novel agricultural approaches. Therefore, the application of natural sources, such as biostimulants and the reduction of conventional fertilizers, are integral to sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce environmental harm and maintain the long-term health of agricultural systems, meanwhile, maximizing productivity and profitability. The study’s objective was to assess the impact of applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and licorice root extract (LRE) on the growth and some biochemical traits of tomato fruit. For the AMF inoculation, 15 g/plant was applied to the soil, while the LRE was sprayed onto the canopy at varying doses of 0, 5, 10, and 15 g/L. A combination of AMF and LRE was also applied simultaneously. All treatment combinations had noticeable effects on plant growth and quality. The combination of AMF with LRE at a concentration of 15 g/L significantly influenced most of the growth, fruit, and physicochemical characteristics. AMF resulted in the lowest nitrate accumulation in the fruits. Furthermore, doses of 10 g/L LRE exhibited the highest levels of heavy metals, including zinc, manganese, and copper. This study suggests that the integrated use of AMF and LRE is a promising approach for the sustainable and economically viable production of tomato fruit under controlled or semi-controlled conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
All treatment combinations of AMF and licorice root extract had noticeable effects on tomato plant growth and quality
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt1 - Treatment
- treatment combinationse2
- Outcome
- plant growth and qualitye2
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t1“biochemical traits of tomato plants”
e2“All treatment combinations had noticeable effects on plant growth and quality”
Claim · model-written summary
AMF with licorice root extract at 15 g/L significantly influenced most growth, fruit and physicochemical characteristics of tomato
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt1
- Treatment
- combination of AMF with LRE at a concentration of 15 g/Le3
- Interactor
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie1symbiont
- Outcome
- most of the growth, fruit, and physicochemical characteristicse3
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t1“biochemical traits of tomato plants”
e1“assess the impact of applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and licorice root extract (LRE) on the growth and some biochemical traits of tomato fruit”
e3“The combination of AMF with LRE at a concentration of 15 g/L significantly influenced most of the growth, fruit, and physicochemical characteristics”
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AMF gave the lowest nitrate accumulation in tomato fruits
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt1
- Organ / stage
- fruitse4
- Treatment
- AMFe4
- Interactor
- arbuscular mycorrhizal fungie1symbiont
- Outcome
- nitrate accumulatione4
- Direction
- loweste4
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t1“biochemical traits of tomato plants”
e1“assess the impact of applying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and licorice root extract (LRE) on the growth and some biochemical traits of tomato fruit”
e4“AMF resulted in the lowest nitrate accumulation in the fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Licorice root extract at 10 g/L gave the highest levels of zinc, manganese and copper in tomato
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt1
- Treatment
- doses of 10 g/L LREe5
- Outcome
- levels of heavy metals, including zinc, manganese, and coppere5
- Direction
- higheste5
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t1“biochemical traits of tomato plants”
e5“Furthermore, doses of 10 g/L LRE exhibited the highest levels of heavy metals, including zinc, manganese, and copper”
Claim · model-written summary
Integrated AMF and licorice root extract use is a promising approach for sustainable and economically viable production of tomato fruit under controlled or semi-controlled conditions
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt1
- Outcome
- promising approach for the sustainable and economically viable production of tomato fruite6
- Setting
- controlled or semi-controlled conditionse6
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Verbatim
t1“biochemical traits of tomato plants”
e6“This study suggests that the integrated use of AMF and LRE is a promising approach for the sustainable and economically viable production of tomato fruit under controlled or semi-controlled conditions”
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