Effect of root biostimulants on growth in avocado plants

Authors

  • Braulio Alberto Lemus-Soriano Facultad de Agrobiología ‘Presidente Juárez’-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas esq. Berlín s/n, Col. Viveros, Uruapan, Michoacán, México. CP. 60170 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-2521
  • Eulalio Venegas González Facultad de Agrobiología ‘Presidente Juárez’-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas esq. Berlín s/n, Col. Viveros, Uruapan, Michoacán, México. CP. 60170
  • Marco Aurelio Pérez López Facultad de Agrobiología ‘Presidente Juárez’-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Paseo Lázaro Cárdenas esq. Berlín s/n, Col. Viveros, Uruapan, Michoacán, México. CP. 60170

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v12i6.2725

Keywords:

avocado, microorganisms, organic acids

Abstract

For a proper and successful establishment of avocado crop, plants with a developed and healthy root system are needed. However, in commercial avocado nurseries, management oriented to root improvement is not carried out. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of root biostimulants based on microorganisms and organic acids on growth, chlorophyll content and mycorrhization in avocado plants. There were seven treatments, including one control. The experimental design was completely random, with eight repetitions. The variables evaluated were number of leaves, plant height, main root length, SPAD units, root dry weight and percentage of mycorrhization. In each of the variables, the best treatment was the combination Nutrisorb® L + Biofit® RTU, which confirms that the use of microorganisms and organic acids favors vegetative and root growth, as well as promotes greater mycorrhization.

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2021-09-20

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Lemus-Soriano, Braulio Alberto, Eulalio Venegas González, and Marco Aurelio Pérez López. 2021. “Effect of Root Biostimulants on Growth in Avocado Plants”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 12 (6). México, ME:1139-44. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v12i6.2725.

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