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Developing effective mitigation strategies is critical for sustaining productivity under high radiation conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study evaluated the efficacy of eleven treatments combining kaolin (5%) with shade net, seaweed extract (0.5%), and various biostimulants in red (\n                      <jats:italic>H. costaricensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2018CHESH-D1\u2019) and white (\n                      <jats:italic>H. undatus<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2018CHESH-W1\u2019) genotypes. Treatments included T1 (water spray control), T2 (kaolin 5% + green monofilament shade net 30%), and T3\u2013T11 involving kaolin (5%) + seaweed extract (0.5%) combined individually with silica (0.5%, T4), micronutrients (0.5%, T5), petroleum oil (0.5%, T6), salicylic acid (0.5%, T7), neem soap (0.5%, T8), microbial consortium (0.5%, T10), brassinosteroids (0.5%, T11), and both neem soap (0.5%) + microbial consortium (0.5%, T9).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Neem soap (T8) and neem soap + microbial consortium (T9) were the most effective treatments, reducing canopy temperature by 4.2\u20135.1 \u00b0C and malondialdehyde (MDA) content by 32\u201338% compared to the control. These treatments also showed lower phenolic, flavonoid, and antioxidant enzyme (SOD, POD, CAT) activities, indicating reduced oxidative stress. Shade net + kaolin (T2) retained the highest chlorophyll content (1.82 mg g\n                      <jats:sup>-1<\/jats:sup>\n                      FW), while microbial augmentation in T9 improved nutrient uptake. The red genotype exhibited higher tolerance to sunburn, with 12% lower MDA levels and 18% higher SOD activity than the white genotype.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Kaolin-based treatments, particularly when combined with neem soap and microbial amendments, synergistically alleviated sunburn stress by reducing oxidative damage, improving antioxidant enzyme activity, and enhancing nutrient homeostasis. 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