Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased yield
Actiwave treated wild rocket, cv. Reset, grown in a plastic greenhouse in a loamy sand soil had a significant higher yield, had no difference in dry matter %, in number of leaves/m², in average weigh of the rocket leaves, L* (brightness), in a* (green/red), in b* (blue, yellow), in chroma and hue, had a significant higher chlorophyll SPAD index, a significant lower nitrate content, a significant higher K content (+9.1%), a higher Mg content (+12.1%), a higher P content (+27.7%), a higher S content (+34.9%) and no difference in Ca content compared to the untreated control grown in the same conditions.
Trial details
indoor, plastic greenhouse, soil-grown (loamy sand), optimal growing conditions
Italy
Crop
Wild rocket, Diplotaxis tenuifolia L. DC
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application 22 days after transplant, followed by 2 application with a 9-days interval in the first cycle. In the second till fifth cycle the first application is 6,5,4 and 3 days after the previous harvest, each time followed by 2 applications with
Rate
2 mL/m²
2023
Biostimulants of different origins increase mineral content and yield of wild rocket while reducing nitrate content through succesive harvests
Horticulturae
9
1-16
Crop group
