Biostimulants are non-nutritive fertiliser additives which have demonstrated improvements to growth outputs of various agricultural crops. As a result, they gained attention as sustainable components in cultivation practices, particularly the rapidly emerging cannabis spheres, including medicinal and industrial cultivation. One point focus cultivators is plant's efficiency nutrient utilisation, attributed vigour activity roots. Despite interest this topic, due concealment plant roots within...

Strawberry is a popular functional food due to the presence of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals. Enhancing this value an opportunity improve consumer health, but strategies do so cannot compromise yield or organoleptic properties, which are highest priorities for farmers consumer, respectively. One promising strategy supplementation fertiliser regimens with biostimulants, non-nutritive substances associated species-specific improvements crop growth, yield, quality....

Hemp is low-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis sativa that cultivated globally for food and fibre. seeds seed-oil are popularly consumed individually or utilised within cooking, due to their flavour, nutrition, functional benefits. The properties of hemp seed include its beneficial fatty acid (FA) profile antioxidant activity, which associated with reduced inflammation benefits chronic conditions including cardiovascular disease cancer. Maximising these can offer extensive health...

Biostimulants are a powerful tool for optimizing the propagation efficiency of vegetative cuttings, however, their optimal application rates often species specific. Herein, root promoting effects Nutrifield's biostimulant complex Root Nectar® and willow bark extract were tested on cuttings from lavender (soft wood) chrysanthemum (semi-hard wood). Application at 1 mL/L achieved consistent improvements in formation adventitious roots branching both chrysanthemum, 1.06 μL/L best results...

Water is a valuable and limited resource, which becoming increasingly under pressure due to the impacts of climate change over utilization by agricultural industry. Cotton predominant natural fibre utilized within textiles highly water-intensive crop, thereby contributing negative environmental water use in agriculture, such as depletion from ecosystems other uses, land degradation, dissemination pollutants. Accordingly, there significant interest establishing alternative sources, have lower...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a popular fruit, grown worldwide for its culinary usages in fresh, processed and cooked foods. Additionally, consumption of tomato fruit associated with health benefits due to their functional food properties. The signature hedonic measures fruits are flavour, aroma colour, which function as drivers consumer perception quality therefore purchasing habits. Accordingly, there interest strategies enhance these through supplementation fertiliser regimens...

Two fertiliser supplements which have become established within the agricultural sphere for their promotion of resistance to biotic and abiotic stressors, are non-nutritive biostimulants silicon (Si) phosphite (Phi). However, cannabis sphere, Phi has had limited establishment, Si is purported be non-bioavailable in silicate form. The work herein explored impacts (hemp) from application a biostimulant complex (BC) containing (as silicate) Phi. results confirmed bioavailability silicate,...

Cannabis flower odour is an important aspect of product quality as it impacts the sensory experience when administered, which can affect therapeutic outcomes in paediatric patient populations who may reject unpalatable products. However, cannabis industry has a reputation for having products with inconsistent descriptions and misattributed strain names due to costly laborious nature testing. Herein, we evaluate potential using vector modelling predicting intensity Odour proposed process...

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a popular fruit consumed for its desirable flavour, aroma and colour considered functional food due to antioxidant properties. Noting the need farmers increase productivity meet increasing consumer demands, this study aimed explore potential of biostimulants enhance strawberry cultivation. Herein, field trial was conducted on commercial farm, wherein 1944 plants received fertigation supplementation with either control solution (nutrients only) or nutrients...

Capsicum (Capsicum annuum L.) is a popular fruit (culinary vegetable) which consumed for its flavour and functional food potential, associated with the abundance of antioxidant phytochemicals present such as phenolics flavonoids. This study aimed to explore impacts capsicum growth value from supplementation biostimulant complex (TRIA-PK) comprising triacontanol (TRIA), phosphorous (P), potassium (K). Plants were grown hydroponically under controlled conditions wherein TRIA-PK was provided...

Oxidative stress and inflammation (OSI) occurs naturally during many biological processes including digestion, metabolism, exercise. While small, transient amounts of OSI are considered normal, unregulated, or chronic can damage the vascular-circulatory system, which result in illnesses such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), atherosclerosis, cancer. Antioxidant phytochemicals have capacity to mitigate through radical scavenging activity induction endogenous mechanisms, but achieve optimal...

Fish emulsion (FE) is a derivative of fish waste, commonly utilised within organic agricultural and horticultural applications, predominantly as source nitrogen fertiliser regimens. However, biological derivative, FE complex many bioactive compounds, such also known to function biostimulant. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) functional food, produced for consumption due its desirable hedonic qualities health-promoting properties associated with antioxidant phytochemicals. Accordingly, the work...

Wine producers perform early wine quality prediction based on berry morphology, the taste of and measurement basic chemical parameters. Incorporating analysis grape volatiles could potentially achieve a more accurate quality, but forming these models requires careful selection grapes, controlled fermentations, standardised assessment. Here, we present 3 for in Shiraz wine. Modelling was performed by general regression with 4-fold cross-validation: Model 1 (R2 = 99.97% 4-foldR2 97.61%) from...

Protected cropping utilizing hydroponic systems are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of waterborne diseases which result in substantial crop damage and yield loss. This study assessed potential a citronella, red thyme, clove bud essential oil blend (EOB) for plant safety, pesticidal antimicrobial activities. Results within model identified efficacy EOB against aphids (p < 0.001), spider mites fungus gnats 250-fold diluted Pythium Phytophthora = Fusarium 0.001). The safety trial...

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is a high-value crop, wherein growth within controlled environments common for the purposes of maximising yield, quality, and uniformity, however, uncontrolled-growth in proximity to artificial lighting can compromise yields. Within floricultural industry it practice apply plant regulators (PGRs) retard maximise yield with two well-established PGRs being chlormequat chloride (CCC) paclobutrazol (PBZ). Accordingly, aim this study was investigate potential PGR...

ABSTRACTWine flavour is a critical driver of customer impression quality associated with liking the wine and tendency to repurchase. However, winemaker expert assessments poorly reflect impressions flavour, currently, available predictive capabilities are limited. This study developed models for perceptions Shiraz utilising proportion reviews mentioning descriptor as indicative measure be predicted. To achieve this, two strategies were explored, which involved polynomial regression sourcing...

Traditionally, wine producers perform early quality prediction on-site based on the berry morphological and sensory characteristics together with measurement of basic chemical parameters. Incorporating analysis grape volatiles could potentially achieve accurate quality, but forming these models requires careful selection grapes, controlled fermentations standardised assessment. Here, we present 3 for in Shiraz wine. Modelling was done by general regression 4-fold cross-validation. Model 1...