Effect
Increased produce quality
Alga Special treated Grape, cv. Feteasca Alba, grown in a vineyard had on average a 12.4 % higher absolute fertility coefficient, a 6.6 % higher relative fertility coefficient, a 6.8 % higher average shoot length, a 16.7 % higher average shoot diameter and a 12.8 % bigger leaf area compared to the untreated control. Only the highest dose of 0.17 % resulted in significant effects.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
Romania
Crop
Grape, Vitis vinifera
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Data not available
Rate
0.15 % (150 ml/ha), 0.135 % (135 ml/ha), 0.17 % (170 ml/ha)
2014
Effect of the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum as bifertilizer on vegetative growth in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)
Current Trends in Natural Sciences
3(6)
61-67
Crop group
