USE OF BD PREPARATION 500 FOR ORGANICALLY CULTIVATED PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.)
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Biodynamic agriculture could be considered an advanced organic farming system. The most significant aspects of biodynamic agriculture are the humus preparations, composting, and the planting calendar. BD-500 is perceived as humus former and its application stimulates microorganisms, increases the availability of nutrients, improves soil structure, including the water holding capacity. This study aims to determine the influence of BD preparation 500 on the vegetative and productive manifestations of pepper of cv. Kurtovska Kapiya 1619, grown under the conditions of an organic farm. The experiment was carried out during the vegetation years of 2014 and 2015 on the test-field of the Agroecological Centre at the Agricultural University - Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in alluvial-meadow soil. The average values for the period showed that the foliar application of BD preparation 500 contributed to a very good general vegetative condition of the pepper seedlings and a one-way trend was outlined, which was applicable for the two-year experimental period. The results from the conducted preliminary study as regards the effect of the different applications of BD preparation 500 indicated that foliar application of BD preparation 500 reflected on the greater height and number of internodes, and the soil application of BD preparation 500 affected the number of leaves per plant. The foliar application of Lumbrical and BD preparation 500 showed good efficacy, thus affecting the general vegetative condition of the pepper plants. It can be summarized that the foliar application both of the biofertilizer Lumbrical and of BD preparation 500 has a positive effect on the productivity of the pepper plants.
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