Abstract
Background: In sustainable crop production focusing on high-value products, biostimulants have been gaining increasing importance, thus the hypothesis that plant biostimulants could contribute to improving new potatoes quality; Methods: The effects of the seaweed extracts Bio algeen S90 (Ascophyllum nodosum) and Kelpak SL (Ecklonia maxima), as well as the humic and fulvic acids in HumiPlant (leonardite extract) on the tuber quality of very early potato cultivars (‘Denar’, ‘Lord’, ‘Miłek’) were investigated. Potatoes were harvested 75 days after planting (the end of June); Results: The biostimulants did not affect dry matter, protein, total sugars, monosaccharides and sucrose or L-ascorbic acid content in new potatoes. Bio-algeen S90 increased the starch content in tubers of all potato cultivars tested, on average, by 4.8 g∙kg−1 compared with control treatment without biostimulant, whereas Kelpak SL and HumiPlant reduced nitrates content only in tubers of ‘Denar’ cultivar, on average, by 8.50 mg∙kg−1, and increased ascorbate-nitrate index (IAN) by 0.29. The biostimulants did not affect potato after-cooking darkening. Both the nutritional value of new potatoes and after-cooking darkening depended on the cultivar and weather conditions during the potato growing period to a great extent; Conclusions: Plant biostimulants slightly affected quality of new potatoes.
Highlights
Potatoes play an important role in the global food security, nutrition and healthy diet [1].Potatoes provide a significant amount of high-quality protein, vitamin C and group B vitamins, minerals as well as other health-promoting compounds
The dry matter content in potato tuber depended on the cultivar and weather conditions to a greater extent
The biostimulants used in the experiment had no effect on dry matter content in immature tubers of very early potato cultivars ‘Denar’, ‘Lord’ and ‘Miłek’
Summary
Potatoes play an important role in the global food security, nutrition and healthy diet [1].Potatoes provide a significant amount of high-quality protein, vitamin C (mainly L-ascorbic acid) and group B vitamins, minerals as well as other health-promoting compounds. The quality of edible potatoes is determined by their nutritional value and low content of anti-nutrients. In sustainable crop production focusing on high-value products, biostimulants have been gaining increasing importance, the hypothesis that plant biostimulants could contribute to improving new potatoes quality; Methods: The effects of the seaweed extracts Bio algeen S90. (Ascophyllum nodosum) and Kelpak SL (Ecklonia maxima), as well as the humic and fulvic acids in HumiPlant (leonardite extract) on the tuber quality of very early potato cultivars The biostimulants did not affect potato after-cooking darkening Both the nutritional value of new potatoes and after-cooking darkening depended on the cultivar and weather conditions during the potato growing period to a great extent; Conclusions: Plant biostimulants slightly affected quality of new potatoes
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