Research Article

Effects of biostimulant applications on plant, yield, and some traditional fruit quality characteristics in some blackberry varieties grown in open fields

Volume: 30 Number: 3 December 31, 2025
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Effects of biostimulant applications on plant, yield, and some traditional fruit quality characteristics in some blackberry varieties grown in open fields

Abstract

This research was carried out in the 2021-2022 growing season in the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Turgut Ozal University (MTU), Malatya in the open field using four blackberry cultivars (Chester, Jumbo, Bursa 2 and Navaho) with control, foliar Chitosan (CHI), Glycine betaine (GB); (Y_CHI-GB), soil Myo-inisitol (MI), foliar Chitosan (CHI) and Glycine betaine (GB); (T_MI+Y_CHI-GB), soil myo-inisitol (MI); (T_MI), foliar Chitosan (CHI); Y_CHI, foliar Glycine betaine (GB); (Y_GB). In the study, yield per plant, vegetative characteristics and some fruit quality traits of blackberry cultivars were evaluated. The highest yield per plant was obtained from the treatments Y_CHI-GB and T_MI+Y_CHI-GB (1418.8 and 1310.8 g/plant), while the Navaho variety (1508.1 g/plant) was obtained. Jumbo was the most prominent variety in terms of fruit weight, and Navaho was the most prominent variety in terms of TSS content. The study noted that biostimulant treatments were significantly more effective than the control treatment. Treatments accounted for 53.4% of the total variance in the studied traits, while cultivars accounted for 33.5%. The study clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of treatments and cultivars on the traits examined in open-field-grown blackberries. The results suggest that the use of appropriate cultivars and biostimulants on plant and fruit quality can minimize abiotic stress conditions and is also important for preventing fruit quality loss.

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Supporting Institution

BAP 2021/11

Project Number

2021/11

Ethical Statement

This article does not require ethical approval because it does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects.

Thanks

This study was supported by Malatya Turgut Ozal University BAP unit as a Postgraduate Thesis project numbered 2021/11.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Horticultural Production (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 3, 2025

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

August 25, 2025

Acceptance Date

October 27, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 30 Number: 3

APA
Gökçek, O., & Gunduz, K. (2025). Effects of biostimulant applications on plant, yield, and some traditional fruit quality characteristics in some blackberry varieties grown in open fields. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 30(3), 938-951. https://doi.org/10.37908/mkutbd.1771822