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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2026

Vermicompost promotes apple seedling growth by enhancing photosynthetic efficiency and driving chlorophyll biosynthesis.

Qi Zhao, Huizhen Wang, Huaping Yang, Haoshuai Li, Yanan Chen, Dehui Zhang, Yongbo He

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Qi ZhaoCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Huizhen WangCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Huaping YangCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Haoshuai LiCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Yanan ChenCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Dehui ZhangCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.
Yongbo HeCollege of Horticulture, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China.

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Abstract

To evaluate the comprehensive effects of different vermicompost incorporation ratios on the growth performance, nutrient accumulation, and photosynthetic efficiency of apple seedlings (G935, Geneva 935), plants were treated with varying proportions of vermicompost (0%, 50%, 80%, and 100%). Results indicated that increasing vermicompost proportions significantly optimized growing substrate physicochemical properties. Specifically, growing substrate pH decreased from a baseline of 8.02 to 7.78 under 100% vermicompost treatment, a modest reduction that crucially improves micronutrient solubility (especially Fe and Zn) in alkaline conditions, while electrical conductivity (EC), organic carbon, and total nutrients were substantially elevated from their respective control levels. Additionally, vermicompost robustly promoted apple seedling growth and significantly enhanced light energy capture efficiency by increasing the maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (F

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apple seedlingchlorophyll biosynthesisgrowing substratephotosynthetic efficiencyphysicochemical propertiesvermicompost

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