Agronomic biofortification in tomato: balancing micronutrient enrichment, yield, and fruit quality
Veneta Stoeva, Viktoria Atanasova, Gergana Marovska, Stanislava Grozeva, Ivanka Tringovska · 2026
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Veneta Stoeva and co-authors enrich tomatoes with minerals through careful feeding, in work published in 2026. Feeding crops extra minerals, called agronomic biofortification, can lift the food value of the harvest. The team tried soil, leaf, and mixed feeding at varied doses, then weighed fruit minerals, yield parts, and taste traits.
The strongest dose packed the most iron, zinc, and kindred minerals into the fruit, but cut yield hard. Mild soil feeding and a mild mixed plan enriched fruit while holding yield steady. Yield shifts came from fruit count, not fruit size. A mixed mild plan took the top joint quality score. Balance beats force, the authors say.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Veneta Stoeva, Viktoria Atanasova, Gergana Marovska, Stanislava Grozeva, Ivanka Tringovska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |