With the aim of assessing the eects of beneficial microorganisms on greenhouse tomato “plum” 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 mScm1 EC). The highest root colonization was 83% at 3.0 mScm1 under AMF-based treatments and 34% at 1.5 mScm1 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 mScm1 EC compared to 1.5 mScm1. The inoculated plants always showed higher yield than the control ones and the highest production at 4.5 mScm1 EC; control plants attained the highest yield under 3.0–4.5 mScm1 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 mScm1 soil EC. Beneficial microorganisms proved to be an eective environmentally friendly tool for improving tomato yield and quality performances in both normal and soil salinity conditions.
Tomato yield, quality, mineral composition and antioxidants as affected by beneficial microorganisms under soil salinity induced by balanced nutrient solutions / Sellitto, V. M.; Golubkina, N. A.; Pietrantonio, L.; Cozzolino, E.; Cuciniello, A.; Cenvinzo, V.; Florin, I.; Caruso, G.. - In: AGRICULTURE. - ISSN 2077-0472. - 9:110(2019), pp. 1-15. [10.3390/agriculture9050110]
Tomato yield, quality, mineral composition and antioxidants as affected by beneficial microorganisms under soil salinity induced by balanced nutrient solutions
Cenvinzo V.;Caruso G.
2019
Abstract
With the aim of assessing the eects of beneficial microorganisms on greenhouse tomato “plum” 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 mScm1 EC). The highest root colonization was 83% at 3.0 mScm1 under AMF-based treatments and 34% at 1.5 mScm1 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 mScm1 EC compared to 1.5 mScm1. The inoculated plants always showed higher yield than the control ones and the highest production at 4.5 mScm1 EC; control plants attained the highest yield under 3.0–4.5 mScm1 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 mScm1 soil EC. Beneficial microorganisms proved to be an eective environmentally friendly tool for improving tomato yield and quality performances in both normal and soil salinity conditions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
