Effect
No effect on produce quality
Goëmar BM86 treated Bue Honeysuckle, cv. Atut/Duet, grown in a plantation had on average a 3.1 % lower yield (g/bush), a 4.4 % lower mass of 100 fruits, the berries had 0.3 % more dry matter content, a 6.2 % lower soluble solids content, a 3.9 % lower sugar ontent, a 5.3 % higher acidity content and a 1.1 % higher anthocyanin content as compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown (planted in bed system), conventional agronomic treatments
Poland
Crop
Blue honeysuckle, Lonicera caerulae L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application during bloom, followed by 2 applications (no interval given)
Rate
3 L/ha
2012
Effect of foliar applications of Goëmar BM86 and soil applied calcium nitrate on yield and berry quality of two blue honeysuckle cultivars
Acta Sci. Pol., Hortorum Cultus
11
133-144
Crop group