Effect of Hyacinth Treatment by Hydrogen Peroxide Stabilized with Silver and Some Fungicides on the Fungal Infection of Substrate and Bulbs and on Plant Growth and Development

Abstract

The aim of the study was to demonstrate the feasibility of using hydrogen peroxide stabilized with silver (H2O2-Ag+) and selected fungicides for the treatment of hyacinth bulbs and to determine their effects on the development of fungi colonizing the substrate and bulbs and their impact on plant growth and development. Hydrogen peroxide stabilized with silver (H2O2-Ag+) and captan, pyraclostrobin + boscalid and methyl thiophanate + tetraconazole were used to treat hyacinth bulbs before planting, in the form of a 20 min soak. The effect of the treatment on the development of fungi on the bulbs and substrate was evaluated during rooting in the refrigerated storerooms and after placement in the greenhouse. Observations were also made on the effect of treatment on hyacinth growth and development. The study showed a significant effect of H2O2-Ag+ and fungicides used for the treatment of hyacinth on reducing the development of fungi on bulbs and substrate during the period of hyacinth rooting. It was found that H2O2-Ag+, at concentrations ranging from 2% to 10%, significantly increased the Chlorophyll Index and Nitrogen Balance Index. In some of the concentrations tested, it also increased petal width, inflorescence width, the number of flowers, leaf length, leaf width, plant quality, fresh weight without inflorescences and the dry weight of plants without inflorescences at some of the concentrations tested. It was shown that, for all fungicides used, flower diameter, inflorescence width, total height, leaf length, leaf width, plant fresh weight without inflorescence and plant dry weight without inflorescence were significantly increased compared to control plants. None of the treatments tested were phytotoxic to hyacinth.