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Influence of growth biostimulators used for the production of vine planting material
Svetlana Stoyanova, Iliyana Petrova, Galina Dyakova, Ralitsa Mincheva
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):233-240 | DOI: 10.17221/143/2022-HORTSCI 
Growth biostimulators activate some physiological processes that increase the efficiency of the usage of nourishing substances, stimulate the development of plants and allow reduced fertiliser consummation. Most biostimulators are capable of reacting against the effect of biotic and antibiotic stresses as they increase the crop production of the cultures and represent an opportunity of growing quality and healthy food. The article affects the results of the influence of RadiCifo L24 and Euroradix over the growth and development of grafted cuttings in vine rootings. The study was carried out through the dessert seedlees grapevine variety ‘Zornitsa’...
Optimising energy efficiency and ecological footprint of off-season cucumber production agro-ecosystem upon different farm levels (Case of central Iran)
Bardia Bayat, Mohammad Hossein Ansari, Marjan Diyanat, Ali Mohammadi Torkashvand
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):219-232 | DOI: 10.17221/155/2022-HORTSCI
The present study aimed to use a non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in off-season cucumber-producing greenhouses in different farm level management systems in Iran. Data were collected using a questionnaire completed by 83 cucumber producers through face-to-face interviews. The results showed that the energy use rate was 75.1%, 82.6%, and 86.2% in small (0.5–0.9 ha), medium (0.9–2 ha), and large farms (≥ 2 ha), respectively. In all the farm levels, the greatest energy use shares belonged to electricity, chemical fertilisers, and human labour, respectively....
Evaluation of five rootstocks on the growth, gas exchanges and chlorophyll fluorescence of Juglans regia L. cv. ‘Xiangling’
Bing Hua Liu, Liang Cheng, Ji Xia Zhang, Lian Jia Yui, Hai Lin Ma, Fangchun Liu
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):208-218 | DOI: 10.17221/152/2022-HORTSCI
Our study comparative analyzed the morphological and physiological performance of Juglans regia L. cv. ‘Xiangling’ (JRX) grafted onto five rootstock species originated from China. A wide range of coefficient of variation (CV), 1.155–39.848%, was detected for fourteen indexes among the studied seedlings. CV of plant height, total dry biomass, total leaf area, root/shoot ratio, chlorophyll index, and stomatal conductance was higher than 15.00%, suggesting higher variation. Principal component analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis and subordinate function analysis were used to screen engrafted seedlings for their quality. All...
Postharvest application of boric acid on grapes to improve the shelf-life and maintain the quality
Hui-Jie Li, Da-Long Guo, Jia-Bing Jiao, Yi-Man Fang, Yang-Yang Zhang
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):199-207 | DOI: 10.17221/73/2022-HORTSCI
Boric acid (BA) is commercially acceptable and economically feasible material to enhance the shelf life of pears, oranges and other horticultural plants. Here, we investigated the effect of BA on the shelf life and post-harvest quality of table grapes (cv. ‘Kyoho’). The grapes were immersed in a BA solution with different concentrations [0 (as the control), 10, 30, 50 mM] for 10 min and stored at 25 ± 1 °C for 10 days. Compared to the control, the BA treatments maintained higher berry firmness by inhibiting the activity of polygalacturonase (PG) and cellulase. In addition, the BA-treated grapes maintained higher antioxidant enzyme...
Effect of microbiologically enriched fertilizers on soil microorganisms in the rhizosphere of apple trees
Lidia Sas Paszt, Urszula Smoliñska, Pawe³ Trzciñski, Augustyn Mika, S³awomir G³uszek, Edyta Derkowska, Anna Lisek, Krzysztof Górnik, Beata Sumorok, Magdalena Szczech, Beata Kowalska, Waldemar Treder
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):189-198 | DOI: 10.17221/97/2021-HORTSCI
In long-term cultivation of apple trees, replantation disease may occur, caused by a set of biotic and abiotic factors, occurring in the soil, e.g. the accumulation of pathogenic and harmful microorganisms. Beneficial microorganisms can be of great importance in limiting orchard replant disease. In our study, the Urea fertilizer was enriched with Aspergillus niger and Purpureocillium lilacinum fungi, while the Polifoska 6 and Super Fos Dar 40 fertilizers with strains of the bacteria Bacillus spp., Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Paenibacillus polymyxa. The aim of the three-year study was to determine what effects...
Evaluation of plant growth regulators for control of dormancy in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.)
Tomá¹ Neèas, Eli¹ka Zezulová, Ivo Ondrá¹ek, Tomá¹ Kiss, Jan Námìstek
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(3):175-188 | DOI: 10.17221/135/2022-HORTSCI
In an environment where fruit production is increasingly affected by unpredictable weather patterns, it is important to look for ways to minimise the impact of climate change on production. Under Central European conditions, a limiting factor for apricot (P. armeniaca L.) and Asian plum (P. salicina Lindley) growing in certain years is the occurrence of late spring frosts. One measure to eliminate their impact is to delay the actual flowering of the trees. This can be done by breeding or just by applying various plant growth regulators (PGRs). In our experiment, the effect of a total of 6 active substances in 16 different concentrations...
Long-term high temperature stress decreases the photosynthetic capacity and induces irreversible damage in chrysanthemum seedlings
Yuanda Zhang, Zaiqiang Yang, Peijuan Wang, Chao Xu
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):159-173 | DOI: 10.17221/28/2022-HORTSCI
To study the effects of long-term and short-term high temperature stress and recovery on the physiological functions and appearance quality of chrysanthemums, a controlled experiment with chrysanthemums was conducted. The treatments were 25 °C for 3 days (T1D3), 25 °C for 9 days (T1D9), 41 °C for 3 days (T2D3) and 41°C for 9 days (T2D9). The results indicated that there is no significant difference between the T1D3 and T1D9 groups. Conversely, the total chlorophyll content (Chl), net photosynthetic rate (PN), and maximum quantum yield of Photosystem II (PSII) (FV/FM) under T2D3 and T2D9 decreased by 27.07%, 43.30%, 5.62%, and 44.85%, 68.22%, 8.29%,...
Determination of Verticillium and Fusarium wilt resistance levels of different interspecific hybrid eggplant lines
Sevtap Doksöz Boncukçu, Naif Geboloğlu, Funda ªahin
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):152-158 | DOI: 10.17221/62/2022-HORTSCI
This study was conducted to investigate the resistance of 4 wild eggplant species (Solanum aethiopium group Aculeatum, S. incanum, S. macrocarpon, S. linnaeanum), 3 cultivated eggplant varieties (‘Anamur F1’, ‘Pala’, ‘Yamula’), 1 eggplant rootstock (Köksal F1) and 34 interspecific hybrids to Verticillium dahliae Kleb. and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melongenae. Disease resistance of eggplant genotypes was determined by the pathogenicity test. The disease severity values varied between 0–80% for Verticillium and between 0–100% for Fusarium. Among the 42 genotypes,...
Seed yield, nutrient absorption and soil health as influenced by sowing time, nutrient levels and genotypes of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.)
Anamika Chandel, Akhilesh Sharma, Parveen Sharma, Surinder Singh Rana, Ranbir Singh Rana, Shilpa
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):142-151 | DOI: 10.17221/138/2022-HORTSCI
The choice of variety, sowing time and optimum nutrition are important management options to optimise the seed yield. Accordingly, an experiment comprising of 18 treatments was conducted during the winter 2017–2018 and 2018–2019 in a factorial randomized block design, replicated three times to assess the response of pea genotypes (DPP-SP-6, Him Palam Matar-1 and Pb-89) to the seeding time (26th October and 10th November) and nutrient levels (0, 100 and 125% of the recommended NPK). The individual treatment effects revealed that early sowing, application of 125% NPK and DPP-SP-6 were significantly superior for the seed yield and related...
Modulation of nutritional and biochemical status of hydroponically grown Cucurbita pepo L. by Calcium Nitrate under saline conditions
Farhad Behtash, Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh, Bagher Tarighi
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):127-141 | DOI: 10.17221/105/2021-HORTSCI
Salinity is one of the critical environmental factors that decreases the water availability and induces nutritional imbalance in crops. In order to study the effect of calcium nitrate [(Ca(NO3)2] in the nutrient solution under salinity conditions, an experiment was designed with different salinity (0, 50, and 100 mM) and Ca(NO3)2 (2, 3, and 4 mM) levels on Cucurbita pepo (zucchini). Based on the results, an increase in the salinity from 0 to 100 mM caused a decrease in the leaf potassium and calcium concentration, whereas the iron, magnesium and zinc concentrations increased. The most effective Ca(NO3)2...
Influence of beneficial soil microorganisms and mineral fertilizers enriched with them on the flowering, fruiting, and physical and chemical parameters of the fruit of three-year-old strawberry plants in field cultivation
Lidia Sas Paszt, Beata Sumorok, Krzysztof Górnik, Zygmunt S. Grzyb, Anna Lisek, S³awomir G³uszek, Pawe³ Trzciñski, Edyta Derkowska, Mateusz Fr±c, Waldemar Treder, Bo¿ena Podlaska
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):112-126 | DOI: 10.17221/90/2021-HORTSCI
The excessive use of chemicals in plant production, including mineral fertilizers has a harmful effect on the morpho- and physiological state of strawberry plants, their yielding, and the physicochemical properties of the fruit and soil. Increasing the effectiveness of beneficial microorganisms, i.e. filamentous fungi, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and bacteria, is an essential method of reducing the amount of fertilizers used to fertilize the soil. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of beneficial soil microorganisms (filamentous fungi and bacteria) applied alone or together with mineral fertilizers on the morpho- and physiological...
Effect of elicitors and biostimulants on the content of bioactive compounds in raspberry fruits
Nayelli Azucena Sigala Aguilar, Jose Antonio Gonzales Fuentes, Luis Alonso Valdez Aguilar, Mercedes Guadalupe López Pérez, Julia Medrano Macias Medrano Macias, Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza Benavides Mendoza, Susana González Morales
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):101-111 | DOI: 10.17221/98/2021-HORTSCI
Raspberry has acquired great interest in human health due to its content of bioactive compounds that provide protection against diseases caused by non-communicable diseases. Bioactive compounds are mainly represented by secondary metabolites such as phenols, anthocyanins, and flavonoids. Biostimulants and elicitors are substances or microorganisms that provide protection and defence to the physiological processes of plants. The present study evaluated the effect of two elicitors (hydrogen peroxide, salicylic acid) and three biostimulants (humic and fulvic acids, glutamic acid, seaweed extracts) on the content of bioactive compounds in raspberry fruits,...
The influence of biofertilization on the vegetative growth, yielding and nutritional status of ‘Sampion’ apple trees in first years after planting
Waldemar Treder, Krzysztof Klamkowski, Lidia Sas-Paszt, Katarzyna Wójcik, Anna Tryngiel-Gaæ, Mateusz Fr±c, Anna Lisek, Krzysztof Górnik, Edyta Derkowska, Augustyn Mika
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(2):91-100 | DOI: 10.17221/101/2021-HORTSCI
The effects of biofertilizers on the growth, yielding, and nutritional status of apple trees (in comparison with the standard mineral fertilization) was evaluated in 3-years experiment (2018–2020). The experiment included the following treatments: (i) Super Fos Dar, (ii) Polifoska 6, (iii) Super Fos Dar + fungi (Aspergillus niger, Purpureocillium lilacinum), (iv) Urea enriched with fungi, (v) Urea dose reduced to 60% enriched with fungi, (vi) Super Fos Dar + bacteria applied on their own to the soil (Bacillus sp., Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Paenibacillus polymyxa), (vii) Super Fos Dar enriched with bacteria,...
Phenotypic proximity and remoteness of seedless vine varieties depending on their ampelographic characteristics
Venelin Roychev, Neli Keranova
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):72-89 | DOI: 10.17221/59/2021-HORTSCI
The degree of the phenotypic similarity and differences between 61 seedless vine varieties was studied by grouping them according to economically important phenological, agrobiological and technological indicators. A multidimensional statistical approach is applied – a cluster analysis, which provides possibilities of establishing relatively homogeneous groups (clusters), based on a set of certain indicators. As the cluster analysis does not perform any tests for the statistical significance of the results, it is combined with a factor analysis, which provides information on the reasons leading to the distribution of the individual varieties...
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Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):I-II
Corrigendum: Content of trans-resveratrol, trans-ε-viniferin and trans-δ-viniferin in young spring grapevine canes - the influence of samples drying
Nadì¾da Vrchotová, Jan Tøíska, Radomíra Støalková, ©tìpán Horník, Jan Sýkora, Josef Balík, Ivo Soural, Luká¹ Toupal, Radek Sotoláø
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):90 | DOI: 10.17221/30/2023-HORTSCI
Identification and functional characterization of a new terpene synthase gene from Chrysanthemum indicum var. aromaticum
Yu Liu, Wenyue Ji, Xiang Wang, Bin Xia, Miao He, Yunwei Zhou
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):61-71 | DOI: 10.17221/61/2022-HORTSCI
Terpene synthase (TPS) is a key enzyme in the synthesis of terpenoids in plants and plays an important role in the regulation of the synthesis of aromatic substances in plants. In this study, we treated Chrysanthemum indicum var. aromaticum as the experimental material to clone the CiTPS gene. The open reading frame of CiTPS is 1 818 bp, encoding a putative protein of 605 amino acids. There is a monoterpene synthase conserved domain and a highly conserved sequence, DDXXD, (N,D)D(L,I,V)X(S,T)XXXE and RRX8W, respectively, which belong to the monoterpene synthase family. The multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis showed that the CiTPS gene...
In vitro simulation of drought stress in some Iranian Damask rose landraces
Hanifeh Seyed Hajizadeh, Sara Rezaei, Fataneh Yari, Volkan Okatan
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):45-60 | DOI: 10.17221/107/2021-HORTSCI
Rosa damascena is one of the oldest valuable rose flower varieties that is almost drough tolerant. However, selecting and identifying landraces that are more tolerant to drought conditions will be effective in developing the cultivation of the plant under stress. The most important step in developing drought-tolerant plants is the evaluation and identification of resistant and susceptible genotypes. In this case, an experiment was performed under in vitro conditions using five levels (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 g/L) of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on four landraces of the Damask rose (Maragheh, Urmia, Pakdasht, and Kashan). Based on the findings, the resistance...
Effects of saline water and N levels on eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruit yield, water productivity, and nitrogen use efficiency by drip and surface flood irrigation
Seema, Rita Dahiya, Ram Prakash, Vijay Pal Singh Panghal, Manoj Kumar Gora
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):32-44 | DOI: 10.17221/11/2022-HORTSCI
Due to a scarcity of freshwater resources, agriculture is dependent on the use of poor quality water for irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions. Hence, the effective use of poor quality water requires pioneering water management and nitrogen fertilizer practices for increasing yield and resource efficiency. This study aimed to investigate the effect of saline water levels, nitrogen fertilizer, and irrigation methods on eggplant yield, water productivity, NPK uptake, and nitrogen use efficiency. The experiment was conducted in 2019 and 2020 under drip (IM1) and surface flood irrigation (IM2). The treatments included three saline water levels i.e....
Vermiliquer as a biostimulant and antioxidant in hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production
Adrian Esteban Ortega-Torres, Tomás Sabino Herrera-Matallana, Enrique Rico-García
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):25-31 | DOI: 10.17221/5/2022-HORTSCI
The use of vermiliquers obtained from earthworm in hydroponic crops is well received as alternative for fertilization of leafy vegetables. The vermiliquer boosts growth, defense compounds and increases the uptake of nutrients and minerals by plants. The growth and enzymatic activities related to stress and phenolic compounds were explored in hydroponic lettuce crops treated with different concentrations of vermiliquer. The treatments consisted in three different vermiliquer, a Mesh Vermiwash, a Direct Vermiwash, and the Vermileachate, and its combinations as a complement for complete fertilization. The addition of vermiliquer to hydroponic lettuce...
A review on seasonal succession and management of key insect- pest infesting tomato
Soniya Dhanda, Surender Singh Yadav, Anil Jakhar, Sonu Kumari
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):12-24 | DOI: 10.17221/31/2022-HORTSCI
Tomatoes have become one of the most significant and profitable vegetable crops farmed for fresh market and processing in tropical and subtropical parts of the globe and they are an important element of our human nutrition. Tomatoes, like other vegetables, are more susceptible to insect pests and illnesses than other crops, owing to their sensitivity and softness. Insect pests are among the many causes that cause low tomato yields includes fruit borer, jassid, white fly, aphid and leaf miner. On the other hand, enough understanding about seasonal abundance of insect pests is required for the formulation and implementation of an appropriate, effective,...
Inorganic and organic foliar fertilization in olives
Savros Sotiropoulos, Christos Chatzissavvidis, Ioannis Papadakis, Viktor Kavvadias, Christos Paschalidis, Chrysovalantou Antonopoulou, Antonia Koriki
Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):1-11 | DOI: 10.17221/69/2022-HORTSCI
The application of nutrient solutions to the foliage of plants is an alternative means to fertilise crops. Foliar fertilisation is used to overcome the disadvantages of soil applications. Variable plant responses to these foliar fertilisation spray solutions have often been described in the literature. However, knowledge about the penetration mechanisms, the role of a leaf-applied inorganic or organic solution, and the results obtained by its application is still limited. The complex character of the factors determining the effects of sprays hinders the development of suitable foliar fertilisation strategies, applicable under variable local conditions...