Effect
Increased produce quality
Acadian Marine Plant Extract treated grapevine showed minor improvement of carbon assimilation and vegetative growth (not significant)
The chromatic potential (anthocyanin content) of treated grapes was boosted in both environments, on all the cultivars evaluated, and with all product concentrations used for sprays.
Trial details
spinks sandy loam soil, south exposition and a north-south row orientation Variety : Cabernet Franc (clone 332 grafted on 101-14 MGt) and grapevines cv. Pinot Noir (clone 114 grafted on 101-14 MGt)
USA
Crop
Grape, Vitis vinifera
Trial application
Method
adjuvant added, full canopy spray application
Timing
Pinot Noir : 3 weeks after the pea-size stage 5 applications before harvest Cabernet Franc : 4 weeks after the pea-size stage 5 applications before harvest intervals of ten to twenty days
Rate
1.5 kg/ha
2018
Effects of a biostimulant derived from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum on ripening dynamics and fruit quality of grapevines
Scientia Horticulturae
234
97-106
Crop group
