In the years 2007-2008, a pot experiment was carried out on the effect of a supersorbent polymer on cropping and rate of gas exchange of 'Elsanta' strawberry. The experiment took place in the Vegetation Hall of the West Pomeranian Technological University in Szczecin and was done in a completely randomized design. The experimental factors were two doses (8 and 3.6 gdm-3) of gel polymer AgroHy- droGel, added to the medium prior to planting. Its direct (in 2007) and subsequent (in 2008) effect on the amount and quality of crops and the physiological activity of strawberry was assessed. It was found out that a larger applied dose of supersorbent caused a decrease in the strawberry yield. The differentiated doses of AgroHydroGel did not have any significant influence on the weight of an individual fruit (7.89-9.3 g) and on longitudinal (27.5-30.0 mm) and crosswise diameter (27.5-29.3 mm). Recordings were made of the increase in the dose of AgroHydroGel, the increase in the content of the extract and L-ascorbic acid, and the decrease in accumulation of nitrates and nitrites, in strawberry fruit. A direct influence of the applied polymer on the increase in CO2 assimilation in strawberry leaves at the fruiting stage was observed. In the first year of the studies, the intensity of transpiration in the phases of fruiting and after fruiting was increased along with the increase in the doses of Agro- HydroGel, whereas in the subsequent year such a relationship was observed in the phase of flowering. The largest index of effectiveness of water use, in the photosynthesis in the subsequent year in all the growth phases, was characteristic of the control plants.
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