Effect
Increased produce quality
No effect on produce quality
Goëmar BM86 treated Tomato, cv. Esmeralda/Dual Plus, grown in the field show a significant decreased fruit dry weight (-5.6%), the fruits had an increase lycopene content (+31%), decreased B-caroteen content (-13.2%), decreased antioxidant activity content (-4.4%), decreased soluble sugars content (-5.7%), decreased soluble solids content (-2.2%), decreased titratable acids content (-2.5%), decreased ascorbic acids content (-12.2%), decreased K content (-5.7%), no difference in Ca content (+5.5%), decreased P content (-7.2%), decreased Mg content (-6.5%), no difference in Na content (-1.6%), no difference in Fe content (-2.3%), decreased Zn content (-7.7%) and no difference in Mn content (-16.5%) compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
Outdoor, unprotected, soil grown (Fluvic Cambisol), after 5 weeks growing in greenhouse conditions, usual agricultural practices
Poland
Crop
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application at the first cluster flowering phase, followed by 2 applications with a 2-weeks interval
Rate
0.5 dm³/ha
2015
The effect of biostimulants on the quality parameters of tomato grown for the processing industry
Agrochimica
59 (3)
203-217
Crop group
