Effect of Optimus® on the appearance and quality of tangerine and lemon irrigated with low quality water
February 2013
Scientific articles | Optimus®
C. Marín, R. Piñol, J.M. Valverde, M. Serrano, D. Valero, D. Martínez-Romero Departamento I+D, División Fisiología Vegetal, BIOIBERICA, S.A., Universidad Miguel Hernández, Orihuela, España ACTAS DE HORTICULTURA Nº60 Español
Citrus fruits have a high sensitivity to saline water, which reduce their productivity and the quality of the fruit. This study evaluates the effect of Optimus ®, an inducer of resistance to salinity based on phosphopeptides, on the quality of fruits Citrus reticulata L cv Orogrande and Citrus lemon l. cv Verna, irrigated with water of a high conductivity.