Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 2
Written by Mariana Cristiana GHEORGHE, Delia Cristina CONSTANTIN, Mihaela PARASCHIV, Maria DINU
This work aims to study the potential for increasing seed yield in round pepper (Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum) by applying calcium nitrate in combination with various biostimulants. The biological material used in the experiment was the semi-early cultivar “Asteroid 204”, obtained from ICDLF Vidra. Treatments included calcium nitrate alone and in combination with different biostimulants, specifically two seaweed extracts - one containing Ascophyllum nodosum and the other containing Ecklonia maxima - as well as two inocula based on mycorrhizal fungi, one enriched with Trichoderma spp. and the other with Bacillus spp. The results indicate that the combination of calcium nitrate and biostimulants - either seaweed-based or mycorrhizal fungi-based - can lead to an increase in seed yield and improvements in seed quality.
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