The influence of NANO-GRO^® organic stimulator on the yielding and fruit quality of field tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.)

Abstract

The effect of different methods of NANO-GRO ® application on tomato plant growth and yield and its quality was determined. Four treatments were used: soaking seeds with NANO-GRO ® , plants spraying, double application: soaking seeds + plants spraying and a control without NANO-GRO ® . The cultivar Mieszko F 1 was used for the study. A significant influence of NANO-GRO ® application method on tomato plant growth, yield and quality was observed. Pre-sowing application positively influenced plant height and the thickness of the stems. The highest total and marketable yield was observed in plants whose seeds were soaked with NANO-GRO ® (respectively 87.02 and 53.13 t ha

Effects of Plastic and Biodegradable Mulch Films in Field Tomato Cultivation

“…Statistically significant differences between the cultivars were reported in 2011 and 2012, whereas in 2013, the marketable yield of all cultivars maintained on the same level. In the conducted research, the tomato fruit yield was similar or greater in comparison to other industrial cultivars examined in the climatic conditions of Poland [Kosterna 2014, Jędrszczyk andAmbroszczyk 2016]. In the most favorable year 2012, the mean marketable fruit yield of Awizo F 1 amounted to 95.64 t•ha -1 and it constituted 89% of the total yield.…”

“…5). In the research conducted by Jędrszczyk and Ambroszczyk [2016], in the fruits of an industrial tomato cultivar, the mean percent content of dry mass amounted to 5.79%, reducing sugars in total -2.27%, and vitamin C -19.83 mg•100 g -1 f.m. George et al [2004] report the content of vitamin C in various examined tomato cultivars between 8.4 and 30.4 mg•100 g -1 f.m., whereas Pavlović et al [2017] determined much lower values: 1.86-8.05 mg•100 g -1 f.m.…”

The use of nanotechnology to increase quality and yield of fruit crops

“…Therefore, in plant production systems, plants need to be assisted by using stimulators . Recently, many studies have been conducted on plants using nano‐stimulators, which can be natural plant extracts, chemical or a combination of both . They can also be nano‐metals or nanocomposites.…”

Effect of different nanoscale microelements containing formulations for seed treatment on germination and growth of maize seedlings

“…However, this approach is not enough when the plant growth and development were processed under different stress factors such as hot or cold temperature, salinity, drought etc. A large body of publications in the world [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] showed the necessity to extend the chemical composition of fertilizer formulations. That is, besides microelements, it is necessary to add bioactive substances (referred to as biostimulants) and plant protection agents to the seed treatment formulations [7][8][9][10][11].…”

“…The results proved that the applied factor significantly accelerated the germination rate and seedlings length in the initial growth phase, but these parameters were reduced at a later time compared with the control. The study of the effect of Nano-Gro stimulator on tomato plant [6] demonstrated a considerable difference in physical and biochemical properties (plant height, root and apical trunk diameters and fruit quality indices) between the Nano-Gro-treated tomato and the control. The research also indicated the fact that this difference gradually declined over time and disappeared after two years of experiment.…”