Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Claudia-Loredana DRAGOMIR, Gheorghița HOZA, Alexandra BECHERESCU, Liliana BĂDULESCU, Ioana CĂTUNEANU, Aurora DOBRIN, Carmen CONSTANTIN, Dorel HOZA
Now the current trend in agriculture around the world deals with promoting growth and controlling crop diseases and pests organically by reducing or even eliminating the application of chemicals. In the present study, soil and foliar biostimulating products containing Bacillus spp. (Bactilis, Leaf Power, NitroStim and Rizobac) were tested in the greenhouse on three tomato hybrids in order to increase production through a more environmentally friendly technology. The following parameters were monitored: stem diameter in the lower part, the plants height, the sequence of the inflorescences, the number of flowers and fruits on the plant and on the inflorescences, the percentage of fruits on the plant and in inflorescences, the production of fruits on the plant, fruits firmness, total dry matter, total soluble solids, titratable acidity.The results showed that, the application of Rizobac on Kingset and Bucanero hybrids, led to an increase of the number of inflorescences and fruits.. The size of the fruit was most positively influenced by the application of Bactilis fertilizers, the increase being between 6-15% depending on the hybrid. The hybrid-fertilizer combination is important and influences the production obtained.
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