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Seaweed extract (SWE) is a marine bioactive component that may be used as bio-stimulants in horticultural crops. The current study was conducted to determine the "Influence of seaweed extract on strawberry growth, yield, and quality" during the 2018–2019 growing season. The experiment included seaweed extract (SWE) at 0.75 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 1.0 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 1.25 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 0.75 mL/L during fruit set, SWE at 1.0 mL/L during fruit set, SWE at 1.25 mL/L during fruit set and SWE at 0.75 mL/L during pre-flowering. SWE @ 1.25 ml/L at pre-flowering and fruit set exhibited better vegetative and fruit quality characteristics, according to the results. However, SWE @ 1.0 ml/L during pre-flowering and fruit set had the highest cumulative yield per plant and shape index. The more number of crowns per plant was recorded with SWE @ 1.0 ml/L at the pre-flowering stage, whereas the highest anthocyanin content was observed with SWE @ 1.25 ml/L during the pre-flowering stage. Among varieties, the Camrosa showed superior results in terms of plant spread, percent fruit set leaf area, several leaves, number of the crown, fruit length, fruit breadth, and anthocyanin content, whereas the highest yield and yield efficiency were found to be superior in winter dawn with an aforementioned application of SWE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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