Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits
The horticultural sector is seeking innovative and sustainable agronomic practices which could lead to enhanced yield and product quality. Currently, plant biofortification is recognized as a valuable technique to improve microelement concentrations in plant tissues. Among trace elements, iodine (I)...
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| author | Beppe Benedetto Consentino Lorena Vultaggio Nicolò Iacuzzi Salvatore La Bella Claudio De Pasquale Youssef Rouphael Georgia Ntatsi Giuseppe Virga Leo Sabatino |
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| description | The horticultural sector is seeking innovative and sustainable agronomic practices which could lead to enhanced yield and product quality. Currently, plant biofortification is recognized as a valuable technique to improve microelement concentrations in plant tissues. Among trace elements, iodine (I) is an essential microelement for human nutrition. Concomitantly, the application of biostimulants may improve overall plant production and quality traits. With the above background in mind, an experiment was designed with the aim of assessing the interactive impact of a seaweed extract-based biostimulant (SwE) (0 mL L<sup>−1</sup> (served as control) or 3 mL L<sup>−1</sup> (optimal dosage)) and 0, 100, 300, or 600 mg L<sup>−1</sup> I on the growth parameters, yield, fruit quality, minerals, and functional characteristics of the tunnel-grown “Savana” strawberry. SwE foliar application improved the plant growth-related traits, total and marketable yield, fruit color parameters, soluble solids content, nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg) fruit concentrations. Furthermore, an enhancement in the fruit dry matter content, ascorbic acid, and I concentration in fruits was detected when the SwE supply interacted with a mild I dose (100 or 300 mg L<sup>−1</sup>). The research underlined that combining SwE application and I biofortification increased the strawberry yield and quality and enhanced the plant nutritional status variation, thereby, determining a boosted strawberry I tolerance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6392884621e4e34a2cd391c12b3a02b2023-12-01T00:03:15ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-01-0112224510.3390/plants12020245Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry FruitsBeppe Benedetto Consentino0Lorena Vultaggio1Nicolò Iacuzzi2Salvatore La Bella3Claudio De Pasquale4Youssef Rouphael5Georgia Ntatsi6Giuseppe Virga7Leo Sabatino8Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyLaboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, GreeceResearch Consortium for the Development of Innovative Agro-Environmental Systems (Corissia), Via della Libertà 203, 90143 Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 5, 90128 Palermo, ItalyThe horticultural sector is seeking innovative and sustainable agronomic practices which could lead to enhanced yield and product quality. Currently, plant biofortification is recognized as a valuable technique to improve microelement concentrations in plant tissues. Among trace elements, iodine (I) is an essential microelement for human nutrition. Concomitantly, the application of biostimulants may improve overall plant production and quality traits. With the above background in mind, an experiment was designed with the aim of assessing the interactive impact of a seaweed extract-based biostimulant (SwE) (0 mL L<sup>−1</sup> (served as control) or 3 mL L<sup>−1</sup> (optimal dosage)) and 0, 100, 300, or 600 mg L<sup>−1</sup> I on the growth parameters, yield, fruit quality, minerals, and functional characteristics of the tunnel-grown “Savana” strawberry. SwE foliar application improved the plant growth-related traits, total and marketable yield, fruit color parameters, soluble solids content, nitrogen (N), potassium (K), and magnesium (Mg) fruit concentrations. Furthermore, an enhancement in the fruit dry matter content, ascorbic acid, and I concentration in fruits was detected when the SwE supply interacted with a mild I dose (100 or 300 mg L<sup>−1</sup>). The research underlined that combining SwE application and I biofortification increased the strawberry yield and quality and enhanced the plant nutritional status variation, thereby, determining a boosted strawberry I tolerance.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/2/245biostimulantsalgae extractbiofortificationstress toleranceabiotic stress<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> |
| spellingShingle | Beppe Benedetto Consentino Lorena Vultaggio Nicolò Iacuzzi Salvatore La Bella Claudio De Pasquale Youssef Rouphael Georgia Ntatsi Giuseppe Virga Leo Sabatino Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits Plants biostimulants algae extract biofortification stress tolerance abiotic stress <i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> |
| title | Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits |
| title_full | Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits |
| title_fullStr | Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits |
| title_short | Iodine Biofortification and Seaweed Extract-Based Biostimulant Supply Interactively Drive the Yield, Quality, and Functional Traits in Strawberry Fruits |
| title_sort | iodine biofortification and seaweed extract based biostimulant supply interactively drive the yield quality and functional traits in strawberry fruits |
| topic | biostimulants algae extract biofortification stress tolerance abiotic stress <i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/2/245 |
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