Effect
No effect on produce quality
Actiwave treated Lettuce, cv. Batavia Rubia, grown in optimal conditions had on a slightly higher yield, the same nitrate content, had on average the same amount of chorophyll, 1.8 % more carotenoids, 3.7 % less total phenols and 1 % more anthocyanins compared to untreated controls.
Trial details
Outdoor, polytunnel, soil grown, optimal conditions
Italy
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Two applications, at week intervals in Spring (April-May) or Summer (July)
Rate
0, 1.5, 3, 4.5 ml/m²
2009
Effect of Biostimulants on Quality of Baby Leaf Lettuce Grown under Plastic Tunnel
Acta horticulturae
807
407-412
Crop group