Paper · 2026 · Scientific Reports

Foliar application of Aloe vera and date palm extracts as natural biostimulants enhances yield, nutrient status and essential oil of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)

Fatimah Ali Hasan; Wurood Hantoosh Neamah; Widad A. Abd Al-Behadili; et al.

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Abstract

The study examined the individual and combined effects of Aloe Vera Leaf Extract (ALE) (0, 2, and 4 ml L− 1) and Date Palm Seed Extract (PSE) (2 and 4 g L− 1) on Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) growth, biochemical content/composition, nutrient content/composition, and essential oil profiles. Application of ALE 4 ml L− 1 and PSE 2 g L− 1 as foliar treatments improved the characteristics of reproductive development by increasing seed inflorescence weight and diameter by 122.84% and 58.32%, respectively, compared to the control. Spraying ALE (4 ml L− 1), PSE (4 g L− 1) + ALE (4 ml L− 1) + PSE (2 g L− 1) on foliage resulted in an increase of 8.33% in number of flowers per plant and 51.31% increase in total yield/plant. Total phenolic content increased by 10.40%, 8.50% and 8.76% with PSE 2 g L− 1, PSE 4 g L− 1 and ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control, respectively. ALE at a concentration of 2 ml L− 1 significantly increased the total flavonoid content by 115.59% compared to the control. Carbohydrate content of seeds and leaves increased significantly by 30.27% and 102.55% with ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control, respectively. The ALE 4 ml L− 1 treatment resulted in a 166.66% increase in sulfur, while the ALE 4 ml L− 1 + PSE 4 g L− 1 combination resulted in a 0.239% phosphorus content compared to the control. There were 4 total compounds that were identified from both the 4 ml L-1 ALE treatment and the 4 g L-1 PSE treatment, 1,3-benzodioxole, 4,5-dimethoxy-6-(2-propenyl)-, carvone, D-limonene. These studies suggest that both ALE and PSE can enhance the growth of plants, yield from their harvest, physicochemical properties, and phytochemical profiles; Therefore, enhancing the growth and development of plants through a more sustainable approach to enhance their production and increasing bioactive compound production will be achieved by using environmentally friendly, low-input chemicals such as ALE and PSE.

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Claims 13

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar ALE 4 ml/L and PSE 2 g/L treatments increased seed inflorescence weight by 122.84% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Organ / stage
seed inflorescencee1
Treatment
ALE 4 ml L− 1 and PSE 2 g L− 1 as foliar treatmentse1
Outcome
seed inflorescence weighte1
Direction
increasinge1
Value
122.84%e1
Comparator
controle1

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e1

“Application of ALE 4 ml L− 1 and PSE 2 g L− 1 as foliar treatments improved the characteristics of reproductive development by increasing seed inflorescence weight and diameter by 122.84% and 58.32%, respectively, compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–525 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar ALE 4 ml/L and PSE 2 g/L treatments increased seed inflorescence diameter by 58.32% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Organ / stage
seed inflorescencee1
Treatment
ALE 4 ml L− 1 and PSE 2 g L− 1 as foliar treatmentse1
Outcome
diametere1
Direction
increasinge1
Value
58.32%e1
Comparator
controle1

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e1

“Application of ALE 4 ml L− 1 and PSE 2 g L− 1 as foliar treatments improved the characteristics of reproductive development by increasing seed inflorescence weight and diameter by 122.84% and 58.32%, respectively, compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 288–525 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar spraying of ALE 4 ml/L, PSE 4 g/L and their combination with ALE 4 ml/L and PSE 2 g/L increased number of flowers per plant by 8.33%.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
Spraying ALE (4 ml L− 1), PSE (4 g L− 1) + ALE (4 ml L− 1) + PSE (2 g L− 1) on foliagee2
Outcome
number of flowers per plante2
Direction
increasee2
Value
8.33%e2

Not reportedComparator

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e2

“Spraying ALE (4 ml L− 1), PSE (4 g L− 1) + ALE (4 ml L− 1) + PSE (2 g L− 1) on foliage resulted in an increase of 8.33% in number of flowers per plant and 51.31% increase in total yield/plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 527–718 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Foliar spraying of ALE 4 ml/L, PSE 4 g/L and their combination with ALE 4 ml/L and PSE 2 g/L increased total yield per plant by 51.31%.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
Spraying ALE (4 ml L− 1), PSE (4 g L− 1) + ALE (4 ml L− 1) + PSE (2 g L− 1) on foliagee2
Outcome
total yield/plante2
Direction
increasee2
Value
51.31%e2

Not reportedComparator

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e2

“Spraying ALE (4 ml L− 1), PSE (4 g L− 1) + ALE (4 ml L− 1) + PSE (2 g L− 1) on foliage resulted in an increase of 8.33% in number of flowers per plant and 51.31% increase in total yield/plant”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 527–718 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PSE 2 g/L increased total phenolic content by 10.40% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
PSE 2 g L− 1e3
Outcome
Total phenolic contente3
Direction
increasede3
Value
10.40%e3
Comparator
controle3

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e3

“Total phenolic content increased by 10.40%, 8.50% and 8.76% with PSE 2 g L− 1, PSE 4 g L− 1 and ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–853 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

PSE 4 g/L increased total phenolic content by 8.50% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
PSE 4 g L− 1e3
Outcome
Total phenolic contente3
Direction
increasede3
Value
8.50%e3
Comparator
controle3

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e3

“Total phenolic content increased by 10.40%, 8.50% and 8.76% with PSE 2 g L− 1, PSE 4 g L− 1 and ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–853 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ALE 2 ml/L increased total phenolic content by 8.76% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
ALE 2 ml L− 1e3
Outcome
Total phenolic contente3
Direction
increasede3
Value
8.76%e3
Comparator
controle3

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e3

“Total phenolic content increased by 10.40%, 8.50% and 8.76% with PSE 2 g L− 1, PSE 4 g L− 1 and ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 720–853 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

ALE 2 ml/L significantly increased total flavonoid content by 115.59% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
ALE at a concentration of 2 ml L− 1e4
Outcome
total flavonoid contente4
Direction
increasede4
Value
115.59%e4
Comparator
controle4

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e4

“ALE at a concentration of 2 ml L− 1 significantly increased the total flavonoid content by 115.59% compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 869–991 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

ALE 2 ml/L significantly increased carbohydrate content of seeds by 30.27% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Organ / stage
seedse5
Treatment
ALE 2 ml L− 1e5
Outcome
Carbohydrate contente5
Direction
increasede5
Value
30.27%e5
Comparator
controle5

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e5

“Carbohydrate content of seeds and leaves increased significantly by 30.27% and 102.55% with ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 993–1122 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

ALE 2 ml/L significantly increased carbohydrate content of leaves by 102.55% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Organ / stage
leavese5
Treatment
ALE 2 ml L− 1e5
Outcome
Carbohydrate contente5
Direction
increasede5
Value
102.55%e5
Comparator
controle5

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e5

“Carbohydrate content of seeds and leaves increased significantly by 30.27% and 102.55% with ALE 2 ml L− 1 compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 993–1122 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ALE 4 ml/L treatment increased sulfur by 166.66%.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
ALE 4 ml L− 1 treatmente6
Outcome
sulfure6
Direction
increasee6
Value
166.66%e6

Not reportedComparator

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e6

“The ALE 4 ml L− 1 treatment resulted in a 166.66% increase in sulfur, while the ALE 4 ml L− 1 + PSE 4 g L− 1 combination resulted in a 0.239% phosphorus content compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1138–1322 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ALE 4 ml/L + PSE 4 g/L combination gave a phosphorus content of 0.239% compared with control.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
ALE 4 ml L− 1 + PSE 4 g L− 1 combinatione6
Outcome
phosphorus contente6
Value
0.239%e6
Comparator
controle6

Not reportedDirection

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e6

“The ALE 4 ml L− 1 treatment resulted in a 166.66% increase in sulfur, while the ALE 4 ml L− 1 + PSE 4 g L− 1 combination resulted in a 0.239% phosphorus content compared to the control”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1138–1322 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Four compounds were identified from the 4 ml/L ALE and 4 g/L PSE treatments.

Taxon
Cuminum cyminum L.Cuminum cyminumt0
Treatment
4 ml L-1 ALE treatment and the 4 g L-1 PSE treatmente7
Outcome
total compoundse7
Value
4e7

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

Cuminum cyminum
Cuminum cyminum · TaxonHerbolario Allium: www.alliumherbal.com · CC BY 4.0 · iNaturalist ↗

Verbatim

t0

“cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–159 · show in text ↑
e7

“There were 4 total compounds that were identified from both the 4 ml L-1 ALE treatment and the 4 g L-1 PSE treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1324–1440 · show in text ↑

botanical · growth · Cuminum cyminum (cumin)Positive and negative results

5 papers: 4 positive, 1 negative or no effect

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botanical · quality: phytochemicals · Cuminum cyminum (cumin)Results agree

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application · growth · Cuminum cyminum (cumin)Results agree

6 papers: 6 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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botanical · yield · Cuminum cyminum (cumin)Results agree

7 papers: 7 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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application · yield · Cuminum cyminum (cumin)Results agree

9 papers: 9 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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