Horticultural Science, 2023 (vol. 50), issue 1

List of volume 49 reviewersEditorial

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Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):I-II  

Inorganic and organic foliar fertilization in olivesReview

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...

A review on seasonal succession and management of key insect- pest infesting tomatoReview

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,...

Vermiliquer as a biostimulant and antioxidant in hydroponic lettuce (Lactuca sativa) productionOriginal Paper

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...

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 irrigationOriginal Paper

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....

In vitro simulation of drought stress in some Iranian Damask rose landracesOriginal Paper

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...

Identification and functional characterization of a new terpene synthase gene from Chrysanthemum indicum var. aromaticumOriginal Paper

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...

Phenotypic proximity and remoteness of seedless vine varieties depending on their ampelographic characteristicsOriginal Paper

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...

Corrigendum: Content of trans-resveratrol, trans-ε-viniferin and trans-δ-viniferin in young spring grapevine canes - the influence of samples dryingCorrigendum

Naděžda Vrchotová, Jan Tříska, Radomíra Střalková, Štěpán Horník, Jan Sýkora, Josef Balík, Ivo Soural, Lukáš Toupal, Radek Sotolář

Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2023, 50(1):90 | DOI: 10.17221/30/2023-HORTSCI