Abstract
Consumer demands regarding eggplant fruits are focused on perfect shape, color, and taste but nutritional and bioactive quality has also become important with rising awareness of food related health. On the other hand, producers value modern cultivars’ earliness, high-yielding, stress-tolerance, and high overall fruit quality. We attempt to link these two standpoints through combining modern hybrids cultivated in the open field of temperate climatic zone with biostimulant application to increase the dynamics of yielding and the quality of fruits. The aim of our research was the determination of the genotypic-dependent response of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) to Ascophyllum nodosum standardized extract (Göemar BM-86) application in field conditions of Poland, with respect to the most important characteristics linked to yield quality and plant stress status. The early and total yield of investigated hybrids was affected by biostimulant application, and this dependence was confirmed statistically for most of the treatments. The increase of ‘Epic’ F1 and ‘Flavine’ F1 yield potential through Göemar BM-86 application was linked to higher fruit number harvested from the plants, while ‘WA 6020’ F1 led to greater fruit weight. Investigated hybrids responded differently to biostimulant treatment with respect to dietary and pro-health value of fruits. Generally, the content of soluble sugar, anthocyanins, and mineral elements as well as was antioxidant activity of fruits were positively affected by biostimulant application. This tendency was statistically confirmed for several experimental treatments. Presented results give a new perspective on seaweed-based biostimulants as elicitors of crop’s self defense mechanisms as well as modulators of fruit setting, productivity and bioactive compounds accumulation in eggplant. ********* In press - Online First. Article has been peer reviewed, accepted for publication and published online without pagination. It will receive pagination when the issue will be ready for publishing as a complete number (Volume 47, Issue 3, 2019). The article is searchable and citable by Digital Object Identifier (DOI). DOI link will become active after the article will be included in the complete issue. *********
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Biostimulant application affected early and total yield of eggplant hybrids.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenat0 - Treatment
- biostimulant applicatione0
- Outcome
- early and total yielde0
- Qualifier
- most of the treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“The early and total yield of investigated hybrids was affected by biostimulant application, and this dependence was confirmed statistically for most of the treatments.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Göemar BM-86 increased Epic F1 yield potential, associated with more fruits per plant.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- ‘Epic’ F1e0
- Treatment
- Göemar BM-86 applicatione0
- Outcome
- yield potentiale0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The increase of ‘Epic’ F1 and ‘Flavine’ F1 yield potential through Göemar BM-86 application was linked to higher fruit number harvested from the plants, while ‘WA 6020’ F1 led to greater fruit weight.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Göemar BM-86 increased Flavine F1 yield potential, associated with more fruits per plant.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- ‘Flavine’ F1e0
- Treatment
- Göemar BM-86 applicatione0
- Outcome
- yield potentiale0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The increase of ‘Epic’ F1 and ‘Flavine’ F1 yield potential through Göemar BM-86 application was linked to higher fruit number harvested from the plants, while ‘WA 6020’ F1 led to greater fruit weight.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
WA 6020 F1 had greater fruit weight under the biostimulant response.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- ‘WA 6020’ F1e0
- Treatment
- Göemar BM-86 applicatione0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- greatere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The increase of ‘Epic’ F1 and ‘Flavine’ F1 yield potential through Göemar BM-86 application was linked to higher fruit number harvested from the plants, while ‘WA 6020’ F1 led to greater fruit weight.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Eggplant hybrids differed in dietary and pro-health fruit responses to biostimulant.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Material
- hybridse0
- Treatment
- biostimulant treatmente0
- Outcome
- dietary and pro-health value of fruitse0
- Direction
- differentlye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Investigated hybrids responded differently to biostimulant treatment with respect to dietary and pro-health value of fruits.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Biostimulant generally increased soluble sugar, anthocyanin, and mineral content in eggplant fruit.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- biostimulant applicatione0
- Outcome
- content of soluble sugar, anthocyanins, and mineral elementse0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Generally, the content of soluble sugar, anthocyanins, and mineral elements as well as was antioxidant activity of fruits were positively affected by biostimulant application.”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Biostimulant generally improved antioxidant activity of eggplant fruits.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- biostimulant applicatione0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activity of fruitse0
- Direction
- positively affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Generally, the content of soluble sugar, anthocyanins, and mineral elements as well as was antioxidant activity of fruits were positively affected by biostimulant application.”
t0“eggplant”
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