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Enhancement in growth, yield and nutritive characteristics of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) by the application of biostimulant: seaweed extract

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Seaweed extract (SWE) is a marine bioactive component that may be used as bio-stimulants in horticultural crops. The current study was conducted to determine the "Influence of seaweed extract on strawberry growth, yield, and quality" during the 2018–2019 growing season. The experiment included seaweed extract (SWE) at 0.75 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 1.0 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 1.25 mL/L during pre-flowering, SWE at 0.75 mL/L during fruit set, SWE at 1.0 mL/L during fruit set, SWE at 1.25 mL/L during fruit set and SWE at 0.75 mL/L during pre-flowering. SWE @ 1.25 ml/L at pre-flowering and fruit set exhibited better vegetative and fruit quality characteristics, according to the results. However, SWE @ 1.0 ml/L during pre-flowering and fruit set had the highest cumulative yield per plant and shape index. The more number of crowns per plant was recorded with SWE @ 1.0 ml/L at the pre-flowering stage, whereas the highest anthocyanin content was observed with SWE @ 1.25 ml/L during the pre-flowering stage. Among varieties, the Camrosa showed superior results in terms of plant spread, percent fruit set leaf area, several leaves, number of the crown, fruit length, fruit breadth, and anthocyanin content, whereas the highest yield and yield efficiency were found to be superior in winter dawn with an aforementioned application of SWE.

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The authors greatly acknowledge the Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan (HP) for offering research infrastructure for laying out the research trials.

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  1. Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, 173230, India

    Vishal Singh Rana, Kusum Lingwal, Sunny Sharma, Ravina Pawar & Vijay Kumar

  2. Department of Basic Science, College of Forestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, 173230, India

    Neerja Rana

  3. Department of Tree Improvement and Genetic Resources, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Himachal Pradesh, 173230, India

    Umesh Sharma

  4. Department of Horticulture, School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, 144411, India

    Sunny Sharma

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Rana, V.S., Lingwal, K., Sharma, S. et al. Enhancement in growth, yield and nutritive characteristics of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) by the application of biostimulant: seaweed extract. Acta Physiol Plant 45, 122 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-023-03602-y

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