“EFECTO DE BIOESTIMULANTES SOBRE LA FASE DE SEMILLERO EN BANDEJAS GERMINADORAS EN CUATRO ESPECIES HORTÍCOLAS: TOMATE (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM MILL.) PEPINO (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) MELÓN (CUCUMIS MELO L.) Y SANDÍA (CITRULLUS LANATUS L.)”

Abstract

WORLD PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS HAS GROWN FASTER IN RECENT YEARS THAN CEREAL CROPS. HORTICULTURE IN ECUADOR HAS EXPERIENCED GREAT GROWTH IN THE LAST 3 DECADES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EATING HABITS OF THE POPULATION HAVE CHANGED POSITIVELY TOWARDS A GREATER CONSUMPTION OF VEGETABLES IN THEIR DAILY DIET AND THE EXPORTS OF SOME VEGETABLES. BIOSTIMULANTS ARE AN ALTERNATIVE IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR BECAUSE THEY ALLOW TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL, IN ADDITION TO PLAYING AN INDISPENSABLE ROLE IN FOOD SAFETY AND FAVORING THE OBTAINING OF SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION. THE PRESENT RESEARCH WORK AIMS TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF BIOSTIMULANTS ON THE SEEDLING PHASE IN GERMINATING TRAYS IN FOUR HORTICULTURAL SPECIES: TOMATO, CUCUMBER, MELON AND WATERMELON. THE EFFECT OF TWO DOSES OF THREE BIOSTIMULANTS WAS EVALUATED ON FOUR HORTICULTURAL SPECIES: TOMATO, CUCUMBER, MELON AND WATERMELON.