Paper · 2025 · Scientific Reports

Synergistic effects of herbicides and gibberellic acid on wheat yield and quality

Asmaa Hamoda; Ebtihal Y. Khojah; Khadija S. Radhi

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Abstract

Gibberellic acid (GA 3 ) is commercially applied to stimulate the growth and productivity of various agricultural crops. However, its impact on the yield and chemical properties of wheat under weed stress is still unclear. In this investigation, the influence of weed control (sulfosulfuron (sulfo-s), florasulam 7.5% + flumetsulam 10% (derby), pyroxsulam (pallas), and untreated check) and GA 3 (0, 100, and 200 mg/L) treatments on the narrow-leaved weed (i.e., Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds as well as yield and chemical properties of wheat (cv. Sakha 94) was explored. The findings showed that the wheat plants were infested by seven weed species. Such weeds were notably controlled using herbicidal treatments, particularly annual sowthistle ( Sonchus oleraceus L.) (94.1 and 92.0%) and field binder ( Convolvulus arvensis L.) (91.5 and 93.6%) were very highly susceptible to pallas herbicide in both seasons. Likened to control group, the application of GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide observably decreased the dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds, which contributed positively to the increase of plant height, No. of spikelet’s/spike, 1000-grain weight, and grain yield (P < 0.05) in both seasons. Moreover, spraying of sulfo-s herbicide maximized spike length of wheat plants (16.0 cm) in the 2 nd season, whereas plots treated with derby had the highest spike weight (7.64 and 7.17 g) and No. of grains/spike (62.0 and 58.8) in two seasons. Furthermore, the maximal grain yield was recorded following the synergistic spraying of pallas and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (7278 kg/ha in the 1st season) as well as sulfo-s and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (6935 kg/ha in the 2nd season). Relative to control, significant increases in protein (by 46.99 and 50.47%) and nitrogen content (by 46.93 and 50.54%) were also noticed after the use of derby and 200 mg/L GA 3 in 1 st and 2 nd season, respectively (P < 0.05), implying the improvement in the quality of wheat grains. Most remarkably, Pearson’s correlation demonstrated that the reduction in Avena fatua L. and broad-leaved weeds was accountable strongly for 66 to 96% of the enhancement in yield and chemical properties of wheat under the application of herbicides and GA 3 treatments. The current findings may be very relevant in guiding farmers in the selection of suitable agronomic treatments (i.e., herbicides and GA 3 ) that may maximize wheat yield and quality.

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Claims 17

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Wheat plants were infested by seven weed species.

Outcome
infested by seven weed speciese0
Value
sevene0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The findings showed that the wheat plants were infested by seven weed species”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pallas controlled annual sowthistle by 94.1 and 92.0% across the two seasons.

Treatment
pallas herbicidee0
Interactor
Sonchus oleraceus L.Sonchus oleraceuse0weed
Outcome
annual sowthistle ( Sonchus oleraceus L.)e0
Direction
very highly susceptiblee0
Value
94.1 and 92.0%e0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Sonchus oleraceus
Sonchus oleraceus · InteractorAlvesgaspar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“annual sowthistle ( Sonchus oleraceus L.) (94.1 and 92.0%) and field binder ( Convolvulus arvensis L.) (91.5 and 93.6%) were very highly susceptible to pallas herbicide in both seasons”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pallas controlled field binder by 91.5 and 93.6% across the two seasons.

Treatment
pallas herbicidee0
Interactor
Convolvulus arvensis L.Convolvulus arvensise0weed
Outcome
field binder ( Convolvulus arvensis L.)e0
Direction
very highly susceptiblee0
Value
91.5 and 93.6%e0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus arvensis · InteractorW. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“annual sowthistle ( Sonchus oleraceus L.) (94.1 and 92.0%) and field binder ( Convolvulus arvensis L.) (91.5 and 93.6%) were very highly susceptible to pallas herbicide in both seasons”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 737–921 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

GA 3, especially 200 mg/L, reduced wild oat dry weight relative to control.

Treatment
GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L)e0
Interactor
Avena fatua L.Avena fatuae0weed
Outcome
dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.)e0
Direction
decreasede0
Comparator
control groupe0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Avena fatua
Avena fatua · InteractorHelge Oskarsen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Likened to control group, the application of GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide observably decreased the dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 923–1106 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pallas reduced wild oat dry weight relative to control.

Treatment
pallas herbicidee0
Interactor
Avena fatua L.Avena fatuae0weed
Outcome
dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.)e0
Direction
decreasede0
Comparator
control groupe0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Avena fatua
Avena fatua · InteractorHelge Oskarsen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Likened to control group, the application of GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide observably decreased the dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 923–1106 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

GA 3 reduced broad-leaved weed dry weight relative to control.

Treatment
GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L)e0
Interactor
broad-leaved weedse0weed
Outcome
dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weedse0
Direction
decreasede0
Comparator
control groupe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Likened to control group, the application of GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide observably decreased the dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 923–1106 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pallas reduced broad-leaved weed dry weight relative to control.

Treatment
pallas herbicidee0
Interactor
broad-leaved weedse0weed
Outcome
broad-leaved weedse0
Direction
decreasede0
Comparator
control groupe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Likened to control group, the application of GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide observably decreased the dry weight of wild oat ( Avena fatua L.) and broad-leaved weeds”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 923–1106 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

GA 3 and pallas treatments increased wheat height, spikelets per spike, thousand grain weight and grain yield.

Treatment
GA 3e1
Outcome
plant height, No. of spikelet’s/spike, 1000-grain weight, and grain yielde0
Direction
increasee0
Qualifier
in both seasonse0

Not reportedComparator

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“which contributed positively to the increase of plant height, No. of spikelet’s/spike, 1000-grain weight, and grain yield (P < 0.05) in both seasons”

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“wheat”

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“GA 3 (especially at 200 mg/L) or pallas herbicide”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfo-s maximized wheat spike length at 16.0 cm in the second season.

Treatment
sulfo-s herbicidee0
Outcome
spike lengthe0
Direction
maximizede0
Value
16.0 cme0
Qualifier
2 nd seasone0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“spraying of sulfo-s herbicide maximized spike length of wheat plants (16.0 cm) in the 2 nd season”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Derby produced highest spike weight of 7.64 and 7.17 g in the two seasons.

Treatment
derbye0
Outcome
spike weighte0
Direction
higheste0
Value
7.64 and 7.17 ge0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“plots treated with derby had the highest spike weight (7.64 and 7.17 g) and No. of grains/spike (62.0 and 58.8) in two seasons”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1375–1501 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Derby produced highest grains per spike of 62.0 and 58.8 in the two seasons.

Treatment
derbye0
Outcome
No. of grains/spikee0
Direction
higheste0
Value
62.0 and 58.8e0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“plots treated with derby had the highest spike weight (7.64 and 7.17 g) and No. of grains/spike (62.0 and 58.8) in two seasons”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1375–1501 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 58–63 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Pallas plus GA 3 at 200 mg/L gave maximal grain yield of 7278 kg/ha in the first season.

Treatment
pallas and GA 3 at 200 mg/Le0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
maximale0
Value
7278 kg/hae0
Qualifier
1st seasone0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“maximal grain yield was recorded following the synergistic spraying of pallas and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (7278 kg/ha in the 1st season) as well as sulfo-s and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (6935 kg/ha in the 2nd season)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1520–1720 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Sulfo-s plus GA 3 at 200 mg/L gave maximal grain yield of 6935 kg/ha in the second season.

Treatment
sulfo-s and GA 3 at 200 mg/Le0
Outcome
grain yielde0
Direction
maximale0
Value
6935 kg/hae0
Qualifier
2nd seasone0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“maximal grain yield was recorded following the synergistic spraying of pallas and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (7278 kg/ha in the 1st season) as well as sulfo-s and GA 3 at 200 mg/L (6935 kg/ha in the 2nd season)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1520–1720 · show in text ↑
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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Derby plus GA 3 increased grain protein by 46.99 and 50.47% in the two seasons.

Treatment
derby and 200 mg/L GA 3e0
Outcome
proteine0
Direction
increasese0
Value
46.99 and 50.47%e0
Qualifier
1 st and 2 nd seasone0
Comparator
controle0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Relative to control, significant increases in protein (by 46.99 and 50.47%) and nitrogen content (by 46.93 and 50.54%) were also noticed after the use of derby and 200 mg/L GA 3 in 1 st and 2 nd season”

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“wheat”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Derby plus GA 3 increased grain nitrogen by 46.93 and 50.54% in the two seasons.

Treatment
derby and 200 mg/L GA 3e0
Outcome
nitrogen contente0
Direction
increasese0
Value
46.93 and 50.54%e0
Qualifier
1 st and 2 nd seasone0
Comparator
controle0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Relative to control, significant increases in protein (by 46.99 and 50.47%) and nitrogen content (by 46.93 and 50.54%) were also noticed after the use of derby and 200 mg/L GA 3 in 1 st and 2 nd season”

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“wheat”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Weed reduction was strongly associated with 66 to 96% of wheat yield and chemical property enhancement.

Interactor
Avena fatua L.Avena fatuae0weed
Outcome
enhancement in yield and chemical properties of wheate0
Direction
enhancemente0
Value
66 to 96%e0
Qualifier
under the application of herbicides and GA 3 treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Avena fatua
Avena fatua · InteractorHelge Oskarsen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Pearson’s correlation demonstrated that the reduction in Avena fatua L. and broad-leaved weeds was accountable strongly for 66 to 96% of the enhancement in yield and chemical properties of wheat under the application of herbicides and GA 3 treatments”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors suggest these results can guide farmers choosing herbicide and GA 3 treatments to maximize yield and quality.

Outcome
selection of suitable agronomic treatments (i.e., herbicides and GA 3 ) that may maximize wheat yield and qualitye0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“guiding farmers in the selection of suitable agronomic treatments (i.e., herbicides and GA 3 ) that may maximize wheat yield and quality”

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Gibberellic acid · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Results differ

35 papers: 30 positive, 5 negative or no effect

29 papers in the same direction as this paper · 5 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
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  3. negative

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Gibberellic acid · quality: protein · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

8 papers: 7 positive, 1 negative or no effect

6 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
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Gibberellic acid · nutrient: content · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

10 papers: 9 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
  2. positive
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herbicide · Convolvulus arvensis · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

4 papers: 3 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. positive
  3. positive
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herbicide · Avena fatua · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

6 papers: 5 positive, 1 negative or no effect

4 papers in the same direction as this paper · 1 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. no effect
  2. positive
  3. positive

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herbicide · weed · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

401 papers: 362 positive, 39 negative or no effect

361 papers in the same direction as this paper · 34 in the opposite direction · 5 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. positive

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herbicide · yield · Triticum aestivum (wheat)Positive and negative results

563 papers: 466 positive, 97 negative or no effect

465 papers in the same direction as this paper · 87 in the opposite direction · 10 reporting no difference from an alternative

  1. positive
  2. positive
  3. negative

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