Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Acker-Schachtelhalm extract treated Garden cress showed significantly increased germination percentage (+16.9%), decreased root length (-17.8%), no difference in fresh weight (-22.2%) and increased dry weight (+32.3%) compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
Indoor, germinated on fluted filter paper in plastic containers
Croatia
Crop
Garden cress, Lepidium sativum L.
Trial application
Method
Seed soaking
Timing
Before sowing
Rate
0.5 % solution
2015
Garden cress germinability and seedling vigour after treatment with plant extracts
Poljoprivreda
21 (2)
41-46
Crop group
