Influence of two biostimulants on the growth and development of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants
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Biostimulant use in the world is increasing more and more, in this sense, this work was carried out at the Tecomatlan Institute, Puebla, Mexico, to evaluate the influence of the Quitomax® use and the inoculation with two strains of mycorrhizae on the growth and development of tomato plants. Seedlings were produced in a shade house, in trays of 200 cells, filled with a commercial substrate, under same treatments that would later be applied in field conditions, which consisted of a control where seeds were imbibed in water for three hours. The same time was used when mycorrhiza was used, while the two strains of mycorrhizae (Incam4 and Incam11) were applied by coating the seeds, so that six treatments were formed, since both biostimulants were also used in combination. A randomized block design with four replications was used for the distribution of treatments under field conditions. At transplanting, each inoculum was applied to the root system and Quitomax® was applied sprayed to the foliage at seven and 28 days, in the treatments that required it. In the postures, height growth was evaluated every seven days and stem diameter at the transplanting time. Under field conditions, growth and yield variables were evaluated. In the posturing phase, the treatments did not modify stem diameter with respect to the control, and had a greater effect on plant height. Under field conditions, the effect was more marked on yield than on the growth variables evaluated, highlighting the combined action of Quitomax® with the Incam4 strain.
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