Effect
Increased produce quality
Alga 600 treated Celeriac, cv. Monash, grown in a field was on average 0.5 % taller, had on average 2.8 % more leaves, 8.2 % more leaf fresh weight, 20 % more leaf dry weight, 32.3 % more chlorophyll, the leaves contained 3.8 % more N, 22.2 % more P, 13.1 % more K, 2.1 % more nitrate, had 9.7 % more total leaf yield and 16.5 % more root yield, the roots contained 52.1 % more sugars, 2.6 % less vitamine C and 29.8 % more nitrate as compared to the untreated control. (the highest dose gave the best results)
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
Egypt
Crop
Celeriac, Apium graveolens L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First treatment 1 month after transplanting, followed by 4 treatments with a 15-days interval
Rate
1000 - 2000 ppm
2011
Effect of Foliar Spraying with Amino Acids and Seaweed Extract on Growth Chemical Constitutes, Yield and its Quality of Celeriac Plant
European Journal of Scientific Research
58
257-265
Crop group