RESEARCH PAPER
Analysis of the morphological features of potato tubers after the application of biostimulants and herbicide
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Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Siedlce, Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
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Podlasie Vodka Distillery "POLMOS" S.A. based in Warszawa, Frascati 12, 00-483 Warszawa, Poland
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Bialska Academy of John Paul II, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Final revision date: 2024-09-05
Acceptance date: 2024-09-05
Publication date: 2024-10-23
Corresponding author
Agnieszka Ginter
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Siedlce, B. Prusa 14, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Siedlce, B. Prusa 14, 08-110, Siedlce, Poland
Int. Agrophys. 2024, 38(4): 437-446
HIGHLIGHTS
- Potato is a traditional product and the fourth world’s consumption culture
- Quality is shaped: external characteristics, internal and no harmful substances
- Biostimulants are gaining increasing popularity in modern agriculture
- The influence of biostimulants on tuber morphology important for the consumer
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The test results were based on a field experiment conducted in 2018-2020 at the Zawady Experimental Farm, owned by the University of Siedlce in Poland. Two factors were tested in the experiment: I – two edible potato cultivars – Oberon and Malaga, II – five variants: application of biostimulants: PlonoStart, Aminoplant, and Agro-Sorb Folium with herbicide Avatar 293 ZC, application of only herbicide Avatar 293 ZC, and a control object without the biostimulants and herbicide. Just before harvest, tubers from ten plants were dug from each plant to assess the yield structure. The following morphological features were determined in edible tubers with a diameter above 35 mm: tuber shape, regularity of tuber shape, skin appearance, depth of eyes, and tuber size. The cultivar, variants of application of the biostimulants and herbicide, and weather conditions in the years of research significantly determined the external characteristics of the tubers. The PlonoStart, Aminoplant, and Agro-Sorb Folium biostimulants had a positive effect on the determined morphological features, compared to tubers from the control object.
FUNDING
This work was supported Ministry of Education and Science in Poland, Project No. 162/23/B (2023-2025).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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