Abstract
Strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa) are one of the most important fruit crops worldwide. Most of the strawberries that are produced today rely on the use of pesticides and fungicides, leading the crop to be listed as one of the most contaminated by contentious inputs. Plant biostimulants are used as a plant health strategy focused on stimulating plant growth and development with a low residual impact. The objective of this study was to assess the plant biostimulation effects of strawberry plants treated with mineral dynamised high dilutions (DHDs): Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH, Kali carbonicun 12CH, Calcarea carbonica 12CH, Silicea terra 12CH, Natrum muriaticum 12CH and Mercurius solubilis 12 CH, distilled water 12CH and distilled water (control). The experiment was undertaken under greenhouse conditions at the University of Santa Catarina State (UDESC), in Lages, Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil in 2019 and was repeated in 2021 at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), in Curitibanos, SC. The experiment used a randomised block design, following double-blind treatment application. Data were analysed by ANOVA and when significant (p ≤ 0.05) by Dunnett’s test. The results showed that plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield and were less affected by leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae). Plants treated with Silicea terra 12CH, or with Calcarea carbonica 12CH showed increased development of the root system. The results obtained suggested that mineral DHDs could be used as plant biostimulants to support agroecological strawberry production.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Sulphur 12CH increased strawberry plant growth and crop yield and reduced leaf spot disease.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Sulphur 12CHe0
- Outcome
- plant growth and crop yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
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e0“The results showed that plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield and were less affected by leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus 12CH increased strawberry plant growth and crop yield.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Phosphorus 12CHe0
- Outcome
- plant growth and crop yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Kali carbonicum 12CH increased strawberry plant growth and crop yield.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Kali carbonicum 12CHe0
- Outcome
- plant growth and crop yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Sulphur 12CH reduced leaf spot disease in strawberry.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Sulphur 12CHe0
- Interactor
- Mycosphaerella fragariae
Ramularia grevilleanae0pathogen - Outcome
- leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)e0
- Direction
- less affectede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield and were less affected by leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)”
Claim · model-written summary
Phosphorus 12CH reduced leaf spot disease in strawberry.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Phosphorus 12CHe0
- Interactor
- Mycosphaerella fragariaeRamularia grevilleanae0pathogen
- Outcome
- leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)e0
- Direction
- less affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield and were less affected by leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)”
Claim · model-written summary
Kali carbonicum 12CH reduced leaf spot disease in strawberry.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- Kali carbonicum 12CHe0
- Interactor
- Mycosphaerella fragariaeRamularia grevilleanae0pathogen
- Outcome
- leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)e0
- Direction
- less affectede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plants treated with DHDs of Sulphur 12CH, Phosphorus 12CH and Kali carbonicum 12CH increased plant growth and crop yield and were less affected by leaf spot disease (Mycosphaerella fragariae)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicea terra 12CH increased root system development.
- Taxon
- PlantsViridiplantaee0
- Organ / stage
- root systeme0
- Treatment
- Silicea terra 12CHe0
- Outcome
- development of the root systeme0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Plants treated with Silicea terra 12CH, or with Calcarea carbonica 12CH showed increased development of the root system”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcarea carbonica 12CH increased root system development.
- Taxon
- PlantsViridiplantaee0
- Organ / stage
- root systeme0
- Treatment
- Calcarea carbonica 12CHe0
- Outcome
- development of the root systeme0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Plants treated with Silicea terra 12CH, or with Calcarea carbonica 12CH showed increased development of the root system”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest mineral high dilutions as biostimulants for agroecological strawberry production.
- Taxon
- strawberry
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Fragaria ×ananassae0 - Outcome
- mineral DHDs could be used as plant biostimulants to support agroecological strawberry productione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“mineral DHDs could be used as plant biostimulants to support agroecological strawberry production”
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