Influence of Some Biostimulants and Seaweed Extracts on Growth and Fruit Characteristics of Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.)

Volume 17 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , Pages 1-8

Authors

¹ Collage of Agriculture -Salahaddin University, Erbil

² Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Erbil

This study was conducted during (2013 -2014) season at Girda-Rash field, College

of Agriculture, University of Salahaddin, Erbil governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan Region to

study the effect of biostimulants as microbial inoculants (Fulzyme SP and Fulzyme

Plus SP) and seaweed extracts as seamino on some vegetative growth and fruit

characteristics of two short day cultivars of Strawberry ‘Rubygem’ and ‘Florida

Fortuna’, the experimental units were arranged in split plot in a randomized complete

block design with four replicates. The obtained results indicated that the ‘Rubygem’

cultivar was superior in the characteristics of leaf area and shoot dry weight, while no

significant difference was obtained between the two cultivars in total chlorophyll

content and root dry weight. On other hand ‘Rubygem’ cultivar recorded highest

significant value in number of fruits per plant, fruit fresh weight and plant yield,

however no significant difference was found between the two cultivars in fruit size.

Fulzyme Plus SP application caused significant increase in the leaf area, total

chlorophyll content, shoot dry weight and root dry weight, also application of

Fulzyme Plus SP significantly increased the number of fruits per plant, fruit fresh

weight, fruit size and plant yield, and the highest value in plant yield was recorded as

a result of interaction effects of Rubygem x Fulzyme Plus SP.

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