Abstract
The use of available resources for the benefit of both environment and human beings comes under sustainable agriculture. Application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides is against the sustainable management of agricultural resources. Biochar acts as alternative to chemical pesticides and fertilizers by promoting the disease suppression and enhancing plant growth. Current study examines the effect of different biochar concentrations on growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection. Soil was amended with green and wood waste biochar (GWB). Both biochar concentrations (3 and 6%) effectively minimized disease progress while enhancing plant growth. However, 6% GWB performed better. Both root and shoot length increased in soil amended with 6% GWB. Both disease incidence and severity reduced drastically in soil amended with 6% biochar. Nitrogen contents increased by 13.07% under stress conditions. The disease incidence was 100% in un-amended soil while it was reduced to just 20% in soil amended with 6% GWB. There was significant drop (6%) in disease severity in 6% GWB amended soil. In short, soil amendment with biochar proved effect strategy for mitigation of early blight in to tomato by stimulating plant growth parameters and minimizing disease incidence. Biochar application is crucial for sustainable agriculture.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 3 and 6% minimized early blight disease progress in tomato
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- biochar concentrations (3 and 6%)e2
- Interactor
- Alternaria solani
Alternaria solanie1pathogen - Outcome
- disease progresse2
- Direction
- minimizede2
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e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e2“Both biochar concentrations (3 and 6%) effectively minimized disease progress while enhancing plant growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Biochar at 3 and 6% enhanced plant growth of tomato
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- biochar concentrations (3 and 6%)e2
- Outcome
- plant growthe2
- Direction
- enhancinge2
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e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e2“Both biochar concentrations (3 and 6%) effectively minimized disease progress while enhancing plant growth”
Claim · model-written summary
The 6% GWB treatment performed better than the other biochar concentration tested in tomato
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- 6% GWBe3
- Outcome
- performed bettere3
- Direction
- bettere3
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Verbatim
e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e3“However, 6% GWB performed better”
Claim · model-written summary
Root and shoot length of tomato increased in soil amended with 6% GWB
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- 6% GWBe4
- Outcome
- root and shoot lengthe4
- Direction
- increasede4
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Verbatim
e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e4“Both root and shoot length increased in soil amended with 6% GWB”
Claim · model-written summary
Disease incidence in tomato fell to 20% in soil amended with 6% GWB, against 100% in un-amended soil
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- 6% GWBe5
- Interactor
- Alternaria solaniAlternaria solanie1pathogen
- Outcome
- disease incidencee5
- Direction
- reducede5
- Value
- 20%e5
- Comparator
- un-amended soile5
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Verbatim
e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e5“The disease incidence was 100% in un-amended soil while it was reduced to just 20% in soil amended with 6% GWB”
Claim · model-written summary
Disease severity of early blight in tomato dropped significantly by 6% in soil amended with 6% GWB
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- 6% GWBe6
- Interactor
- Alternaria solaniAlternaria solanie1pathogen
- Outcome
- disease severitye6
- Direction
- drope6
- Value
- 6%e6
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Verbatim
e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e6“There was significant drop (6%) in disease severity in 6% GWB amended soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Nitrogen content of tomato increased by 13.07% under stress conditions
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
- Treatment
- stress conditionse7
- Outcome
- Nitrogen contentse7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Value
- 13.07%e7
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Verbatim
e1“growth enhancement of tomato plants and availability of essential nutrients like potassium and phosphorus both in the absence and presence of Alternaria solani infection”
e7“Nitrogen contents increased by 13.07% under stress conditions”
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