Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased micronutrient use efficiency
Actiwave treated Strawberry, cv. Queen Elisa, grown in conditions of iron deficiency had 10 % longer sprouts, a 27 % higher sprout dry weight, a 41 % higher root fresh weight, a 76 % higher root dry weight and a 30 % higher yield (gram/plant) compared to the untreated control plants. Slightly better results compared to the plants treated with iron chelate sequestrene, but no significant effects.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, lime inducing iron chlorosis medium, iron deficiency, standard irrigation and fertilisation
Italy
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
In irrigation water
Timing
First treatment one week after transplanting the plant to the lime inducing iron chlorosis medium, followed by 0 treatments
Rate
10 mL dissolved in 20 mL of tap water
2010
A novel type of seaweed extract as a natural alternative to the use of iron chelates in strawberry production
Scientia Horticulturae
125
263-269
Crop group
