Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry
Although chemical fertilizers increase crop productivity, they have undesirable effects on the environment, soil fertility, and negatively influence fruit shelf life and quality. Therefore, the application of plant biostimulants and biostimulant-like substances has become necessary to improve the av...
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| author | Walid F. A. Mosa Khalid Almutairi Krzysztof Górnik Lidia Sas-Paszt |
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| description | Although chemical fertilizers increase crop productivity, they have undesirable effects on the environment, soil fertility, and negatively influence fruit shelf life and quality. Therefore, the application of plant biostimulants and biostimulant-like substances has become necessary to improve the availability and absorption of nutrients, enhance growth, yield, quality, and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and serve as an alternative to mineral fertilizers. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of zeolite, kaolin (KL), and chitosan (Cs) in alleviating abiotic stress and improving productivity and quality of strawberry plants. Strawberry plants were soil fertilized by zeolite at 0, 2, and 3 kg and then they were sprayed with 2% g/L KL + 500 ppm Cs, 4% KL + 1000 ppm Cs, and 6% KL + 1500 ppm Cs. The individual application of zeolite improved the performance of strawberry plants, and its influence greatly increased with the combination spraying of different combinations from KL + Cs. The highest increments resulted from the application of 3 and 2 kg of zeolite combined with the spraying of 4% KL + 1000 ppm Cs and 6% KL + 1500 ppm Cs compared to non-treated plants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb8b79287d4f418da4adacc9c2527e1f2025-02-10T23:53:45ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262025-01-01201177117932233Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of StrawberryWalid F. A. Mosa0Khalid Almutairi1Krzysztof Górnik2Lidia Sas-Paszt3Plant Production Department (Horticulture-Pomology), Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexan-dria University, Alexandria 21531, EgyptDepartment of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandAlthough chemical fertilizers increase crop productivity, they have undesirable effects on the environment, soil fertility, and negatively influence fruit shelf life and quality. Therefore, the application of plant biostimulants and biostimulant-like substances has become necessary to improve the availability and absorption of nutrients, enhance growth, yield, quality, and tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses, and serve as an alternative to mineral fertilizers. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of zeolite, kaolin (KL), and chitosan (Cs) in alleviating abiotic stress and improving productivity and quality of strawberry plants. Strawberry plants were soil fertilized by zeolite at 0, 2, and 3 kg and then they were sprayed with 2% g/L KL + 500 ppm Cs, 4% KL + 1000 ppm Cs, and 6% KL + 1500 ppm Cs. The individual application of zeolite improved the performance of strawberry plants, and its influence greatly increased with the combination spraying of different combinations from KL + Cs. The highest increments resulted from the application of 3 and 2 kg of zeolite combined with the spraying of 4% KL + 1000 ppm Cs and 6% KL + 1500 ppm Cs compared to non-treated plants.https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/24006productivitynutritional statussoil fertilitystrawberry |
| spellingShingle | Walid F. A. Mosa Khalid Almutairi Krzysztof Górnik Lidia Sas-Paszt Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry BioResources productivity nutritional status soil fertility strawberry |
| title | Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry |
| title_full | Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry |
| title_short | Influence of Zeolite, Kaolin, and Chitosan on the Growth and Productivity of Strawberry |
| title_sort | influence of zeolite kaolin and chitosan on the growth and productivity of strawberry |
| topic | productivity nutritional status soil fertility strawberry |
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