Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
18. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL SCIENCE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Konya, Türkiye, 24 - 26 Ekim 2025, ss.37-38, (Özet Bildiri)
Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) has become an important fruit species in recent years due to its increased nutritional value and positive health effects. Rize province, in particular, in the Eastern Black Sea Region, has the ideal climatic and ecological conditions for aronia cultivation. While intensive use of chemical fertilizers increases plant yields, their indiscriminate and excessive application can have negative effects on human health and the environment. Therefore, the use of microbial fertilizers that support plant growth is critical for environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Furthermore, the utilization of agricultural wastes such as tea fiber contributes to the reduction of environmental pollution and supports sustainable agricultural practices. This study was conducted in greenhouses at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University in 2024 using a randomized plot design on 3 year old Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa) Viking. The study consisted of five different treatments: soil-only control (T), tea waste-only medium (C), a 50% soil + 50% tea waste mixture (T+C), microbial fertilizer 1 (MG1: Ss-Super Root), and microbial fertilizer 2 (MG2: Biogreen Fabio) applied to the soil medium. Applications of microbial fertilizers were repeated at ten-day intervals. Fruit yield (g) and fruit width (mm) were found to be higher in MG2, fruit length (mm) in MG1, chlorophyll content (SPAD) in T, pH value in Ç, titratable acidity in T+Ç, water-soluble solids content (%) in MG1, total phenolic content (mg GAE/mL) in T, and antioxidant activity (mg/mL) in T+Ç treatments. Regular application of microbial fertilizer to the soil and the use of soil and tea waste mixtures (T+Ç) in aronia cultivation resulted in increased yield and quality. It was concluded that regular application of microbial fertilizer to aronia plants grown in soil and tea waste mixtures, particularly in the Eastern Black Sea Region, could have an increasing effect on yield and quality.