Effect
No effect on yield
Decreased growth
No effect on produce quality
ekofertile treated strawberry, cv. Clery, grown under full NPK application had a 13.6% significant smaller plant height, had no significant difference in number of leaves (+23.1%), had 23% significant less flowers, had no significant difference in fruit height (+9.8%), in fruit width (+8.3%), in fruit weight (+8%) and had no significant difference in fruit yield (-16.9%) compared to the untreated control grown under the same NPK conditions.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil-grown in plastic mulch rows, grown under full NPK applications
Serbia
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
Irrigated to roots
Timing
First application Mid March, followed by 2 applications with a weekly interval. The other 2 application were applied during fruit growth with a weekly interval
Rate
5% solution
2026
Influence of biostimulant applications on vegetative growth and yield of strawberry under full and reduced fertilization
Dysona Applied Science
7
41-49
Crop group