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Effect of biostimulant Albit-BR doses on growth, yield and physiological parameters of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) cultivars under open field conditions 


Citation :- Effect of biostimulant Albit-BR doses on growth, yield and physiological parameters of tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) cultivars under open field conditions. Res. Crop. 26: 649-658
BAHRAN KNFE YAKOB AND MURAT SABIROVICH GINS bahranknfe@gmail.com
Address : Department of Agro-Biotechnology, Agrarian and Technological Institute, RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
Submitted Date : 26-09-2025
Accepted Date : 27-10-2025

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), a member of the Solanaceae family, is among the most consumed vegetables worldwide. However, its production is threatened by the existing climate changes and the non-judicious use of agro-chemicals. The study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of a novel biostimulant Albit-BR on growth, fruit yield, and physiological quality traits of tomato. The study was conducted during summer season (June-September) of both 2023 and 2025 in the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution, Federal Scientific Vegetable Center, VNIISSOK, Moscow Region, Russia. The field was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) comprising two factors (cultivars and Albit-BR biostimulant) and each treatment was replicated three times. The first factor comprised four tomato cultivars (Malets, Revansh, Talisman and Fonaric), whereas the second factor comprised seven different doses of biostimulant Albit-BR (0.1, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10 and 50 L/ha) chosen to make comparison with non-treated plants (control). Pooled results of the two years revealed that there existed significant differences in the values of all the growth, yield and physiological quality parameters. Out of the four cultivars, Talisman cultivar produced the highest total yield value (76.4 t/ha). In addition to this, the impact of the biostimulant Albit-BR was found to have a profound effect on the improvement of plant growth, yield and quality characteristics of tomato fruits. Application of the biostimulant at a dose of 2.5 L/ha resulted in the production of the highest yield of tomato fruits (79.8 t/ha). Thus, on the basis of the combined results of the two years experiment, farmers are recommended to apply the biostimulant at a dose of 2.5 L/ha and Talisman cultivar should be selected so as to maximize the production of tomato fruits under loamy soil conditions.

Keywords

Albit-BR biostimulant cultivar growth physiological quality tomato yield 


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