Effect of Humic Biostimulant Agriful on Agronomic and Nutritional Parameters of Radish ( Raphanus sativus )

Miroslav Šlosár, Lucia Galovičová (), Júlia Fabianová, Ivana Porubská and Marianna Schwarzová
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Miroslav Šlosár: Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Lucia Galovičová: Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Júlia Fabianová: Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Ivana Porubská: Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia
Marianna Schwarzová: Institute of Horticulture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the humic biostimulant Agriful on the average weight of root per plant, yield, antioxidant capacity, and total polyphenol content of three radish ( Raphanus sativus L.) varieties during two growing seasons. The research was carried out as a small-plot field experiment, comparing a control variant with a variant treated with Agriful. The results showed that Agriful significantly increased root weight, yield, antioxidant capacity (measured using DPPH, FRAP, and ABTS methods), and polyphenol content in all varieties tested. The most significant improvement in all monitored parameters was observed in the ’Kulatá černá’ variety. On the contrary, the least significant improvement in the monitored parameters was observed in the ’Red Meat’ variety. The results indicate the potential of Agriful to increase the nutritional and yield parameters of radish production and to provide an organic alternative to synthetic inputs.

Keywords: humic biostimulant; antioxidant capacity; polyphenols; yield (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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