Effect of foliar application of stimulants on the growth, physiology and fruit yield of X'catik chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)]

Ana Lilia Ruiz Jiménez, Fátima del R. Yam-Herrera, Joaquín Sergio López-Vázquez, Juan Díaz-Mayo, Luis Latournerie-Moreno, Rene Garruña-Hernández

Abstract


Background. Stimulants act on the plant to improve its vigor, biomass, fruit yield, and quality. Objective. To evaluate the effect of the application of stimulants (Biozyme, Activol, and Grofol+Aminofit) on the vegetative development and yield of X'catik chili pepper under greenhouse conditions. Methodology. Stimulants were applied foliarly for four weeks in two independent experiments. Experiment one was conducted during vegetative development, and experiment two during the flowering stage. In experiment one, growth and physiological variables were evaluated, and in experiment two, the number of fruits, fruit weight, and yield were evaluated. Results. Activol increased stem height, and Grofol+Aminofit increased the number of leaves and plant dry weight. In fruit yield, plants treated with Activol had lower yields (1.55 kg total weight) than the control. The remaining treatments showed no differences from the control. Implication. The use of stimulants could be an option to improve the growth of X'catik chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.). Conclusion. Activol increased stem height but did not affect total fruit yield. Also, no distinct pattern of the effect of stimulants on plant physiology was observed.

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stimulants; growth; yield; vegetables crops.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.56369/tsaes.5354

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