The production innovations have been evolving more and more towards organic, sustainable or environmental friendly systems. Contemporarily, the yield and the quality of crops must be assured. The reduction of fertilisers may be obtained by improving the nutrients uptake or their utilisation by the plants. The aim of our work was to verify if the progressive reduction of nutrient solution concentration in the floating system can be compensated by applications of a biostimulant (Actiwave®, Valagro S.p.a.) without compromising the yield and the quality of vegetables. The experiments were performed on rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) grown in floating system with standard nutrient solution (NS100%), which was compared with nutrient solutions diluted 4 (NS25%) or 10-fold (NS10%) with or without 0.3 ml L-1 Actiwave. At harvest, yield, leaf area, root dry weight, chlorophyll, carotenoids, and leaf nitrate content were determined. Results showed that Actiwave significantly increased the nutrient uptake and nutrient use efficiency in all treatments. In fact, no statistically significant differences were found in yield between NS100% and NS25% plus 0.3 ml mL-1 Actiwave. Moreover, Actiwave reduced the leaf nitrate content and increased chlorophyll and carotenoids in all treatments. Our results indicate that Actiwave lowered the leaf nitrate content through its ability in stimulating nutrient uptake and nitrogen metabolism. The combination of hydroponics and biostimulants appears as a promising environmental friendly strategy for the greenhouse production of high-quality vegetables.
Use of biostimulants for reducing nutrient solution concentration in floating system / P. Vernieri, E. Borghesi, F. Tognoni, G. Serra, A. Ferrante, A. Piaggesi. - In: ACTA HORTICULTURAE. - ISSN 0567-7572. - 718:(2006), pp. 477-484. ((Intervento presentato al 3. convegno International Symposium on Models for Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation tenutosi a Wageningen nel 2005 [10.17660/ActaHortic.2006.718.55].
Use of biostimulants for reducing nutrient solution concentration in floating system
A. Ferrante
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2006
Abstract
The production innovations have been evolving more and more towards organic, sustainable or environmental friendly systems. Contemporarily, the yield and the quality of crops must be assured. The reduction of fertilisers may be obtained by improving the nutrients uptake or their utilisation by the plants. The aim of our work was to verify if the progressive reduction of nutrient solution concentration in the floating system can be compensated by applications of a biostimulant (Actiwave®, Valagro S.p.a.) without compromising the yield and the quality of vegetables. The experiments were performed on rocket (Eruca sativa Mill.) grown in floating system with standard nutrient solution (NS100%), which was compared with nutrient solutions diluted 4 (NS25%) or 10-fold (NS10%) with or without 0.3 ml L-1 Actiwave. At harvest, yield, leaf area, root dry weight, chlorophyll, carotenoids, and leaf nitrate content were determined. Results showed that Actiwave significantly increased the nutrient uptake and nutrient use efficiency in all treatments. In fact, no statistically significant differences were found in yield between NS100% and NS25% plus 0.3 ml mL-1 Actiwave. Moreover, Actiwave reduced the leaf nitrate content and increased chlorophyll and carotenoids in all treatments. Our results indicate that Actiwave lowered the leaf nitrate content through its ability in stimulating nutrient uptake and nitrogen metabolism. The combination of hydroponics and biostimulants appears as a promising environmental friendly strategy for the greenhouse production of high-quality vegetables.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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