Effect
No effect on produce quality
Tubers of HumiPlant treated Potato, cv. ‘Denar’, ‘Lord’ and ‘Miłek’, showed no significant difference in dry matter content (+0.7%), no difference in starch (+1.2%), no difference in total sugars (-3.5%), no difference in monosaccharides (-5.5%), no difference in sucrose (-1%), no difference in protein (+0.3%), no difference in L-ascorbic acid (+2.3%), no difference in nitrates (-2.7%)), no difference in ascorbate-nitrate index (+4.5%), no difference in darkening after cooking after 10 minutes (+0.8%) or after 2 hours (-0.5%), compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
Outdoor, unprotected, soil-grown (Luvisol) over three consecutive growing seasons, normal agricultural practices
Poland
Crop
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application at BBCH 14-16, followed by a second application 7 days later
Rate
2dm3/ha
2020
Quality of New Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Response to Plant Biostimulants Application
Agriculture
10 (7)
265
Crop group
