Effect
Increased yield
Increased produce quality
Bioup TF treated cherry tomato cv. Eletta, Kaucana and Top Stellina, had a higher fruit yield, on average a significant higher fruit fresh weight (+15.9%) and fruit dry weight (+16.1%), no effect on tomato color index (+0.5%), a significant higher total soluble sugars/titratable acidity index (+3.6%), a significant lower sugar content (-10.9%), no effect on the total organic acids (-0.3%), a significant higher total carotenoids content (+8.3%), total tocotrienols (+25.2%) and total tocochromanols (+18.6%) compared to the untreated control treatment.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, grown in 5L pots with open soilles system and perlite as medium, normal agricultural practices
Italy
Crop
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First treatment 9 days after transplanting at the onset of flowering of the first cluster, followed by 7 treatments each time after the fruit setting of each cluster.
Rate
0.1 % aqueous solution
2022
Effects of a plant-derived biostimulant application on quality and functional traits of greenhouse cherry tomato cultivars
Food research Internation
157
1-12
Crop group
