Tomato Yield, Quality, Mineral Composition and Antioxidants as Affected by Beneficial Microorganisms Under Soil Salinity Induced by Balanced Nutrient Solutions
| Autor: | Imbrea Florin, Nadezhda Golubkina, Gianluca Caruso, Laura Pietrantonio, Vincenzo Cenvinzo, Eugenio Cozzolino, Antonio Cuciniello, Vincenzo Michele Sellitto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sellitto, V. M., Golubkina, N. A., Pietrantonio, L., Cozzolino, E., Cuciniello, A., Cenvinzo, V., Florin, I., Caruso, G. |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Soil salinity Solanum lycopersicum L. ‘plum’ type Greenhouse Plant Science Biology 01 natural sciences Nutrient Yield (wine) organic acids Colonization lcsh:Agriculture (General) organic acid Inoculation fungi food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences lcsh:S1-972 Salinity Horticulture 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries antioxidant content and activity Beneficial organism root colonization Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 110 (2019) Agriculture Volume 9 Issue 5 |
| ISSN: | 2077-0472 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/agriculture9050110 |
| Popis: | With the aim of assessing the effects of beneficial microorganisms on greenhouse tomato &ldquo plum&rdquo grown under salinity conditions, research was carried out in southern Italy from summer to winter, by comparing two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) based formulates (Rizotech Plus, Myco Apply DR) and a non-inoculated control, in factorial combination with four soil electrical conductivities (1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0 mS· cm&minus 1 EC). The highest root colonization was 83% at 3.0 mS· 1 under AMF-based treatments and 34% at 1.5 mS· 1 in non-treated control the latter attained lower values than AMF treatments at any soil EC. Harvest occurred 3.5 days earlier in control plants, six days earlier under 6.0 mS· 1 EC compared to 1.5 mS· 1. The inoculated plants always showed higher yield than the control ones and the highest production at 4.5 mS· 1 EC control plants attained the highest yield under 3.0&ndash 4.5 mS· 1 EC. The highest values of most fruit quality indicators, mineral elements and antioxidant compounds and activity were recorded under AMF-based formulates inoculation and 6.0 mS· 1 soil EC. Beneficial microorganisms proved to be an effective environmentally friendly tool for improving tomato yield and quality performances in both normal and soil salinity conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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