Moringa Dried Leaf Extract as Bio-Foliar Fertilizer for Revitalizing Performance and Nutritional Status of Soybean

Moringa Dried Leaf Extract as Bio-Foliar Fertilizer for Revitalizing Performance and Nutritional Status of Soybean | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Moringa Dried Leaf Extract as Bio-Foliar Fertilizer for Revitalizing Performance and Nutritional Status of Soybean Sohail Irshad, Amar Matloob, Kashf Mehmood, Muhammad Nawaz, Shahid Iqbal, and 5 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4862579/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Jul, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 10 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Naturally occurring plant based biostimulants can be used to improve crop productivity and quality as an eco-friendly approach. Moringa oleifera, known as the miracle tree, is a rich source of essential nutrients and beneficial compounds that can act as potent growth enhancer. The current work aimed to appraise whether moringa dried leaf extract (MDLE) could improve growth, physiology, seed nutritional and quality attributes of soybean. The designed study followed a completely randomized design (CRD) with factorial arrangement having four replications examining various MDLE concentrations [water spray as control, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 1.5% (w/v)] and growth stages (vegetative and reproductive) of soybean. The results revealed that foliar application of 1.5% MDLE during the reproductive stage of soybean showcased remarkable enhancements. Notably, seedling growth metrics, photosynthetic pigments, leaf area, gas exchange parameters, yield attributes, seed nutritional and quality attributes were significantly boosted. Overall, a noteworthy increase in seedling growth metrics (22%), carotenoids (8.33%), gas exchange attributes (18%), yield components (37%) and seed nutritional attributes (18%) was observed with 1.5% MDLE application during the reproductive stage. This underscores the potential of MDLE foliar application during reproductive stage in improving soybean growth, quality and seed nutritional contents. Biological sciences/Plant sciences Biological sciences/Plant sciences/Plant physiology Biological sciences/Plant sciences/Plant stress responses Biostimulants gas exchange attributes growth stages moringa dried leaf extract seed nutritional attributes Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Jul, 2025 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Revision requested 03 Oct, 2024 Reviews received at journal 18 Sep, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 16 Sep, 2024 Reviews received at journal 23 Aug, 2024 Reviewers agreed at journal 22 Aug, 2024 Reviewers invited by journal 20 Aug, 2024 Editor assigned by journal 20 Aug, 2024 Editor invited by journal 05 Aug, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 05 Aug, 2024 First submitted to journal 05 Aug, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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