Integrated application of phosphite, phosphate, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhances postharvest longevity and quality of cut rose (Rosa hybrida cv. Dolce Vita) in soilless culture.

ABSTRACT: This one-year study evaluated the effects of integrated chemical (phosphate and phosphite) and biological (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; AMF) biostimulants on the postharvest performance of cut Rosa hybrida cv. Dolce Vita grown in soilless culture. The experiment was conducted as a factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design (CRD) with 29 phosphorus treatments applied via nutrient solution and foliar spray under both AMF-inoculated and non-inoculated conditions, with four replications per treatment. Preliminary optimization using response surface methodology (RSM) identified 17 treatments with the highest overall desirability for enhancing soluble sugars, total chlorophyll, protein, phenolics, and flavonoids. Postharvest analyses revealed that combined potassium-phosphite and p

SUBMITTER: Jabbarzadeh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12676771 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature