Effect
No effect on produce quality
No effect on other
Asahi SL treated carrot, cv. 'Karotan', showed no significant difference in root nitrate content (+5.1% - 4.7%) and no significant difference in root nitrite content (+20.2% - 15.7%)), when tested after harvest and after 6 months' storage, compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
Outdoor, unprotected, soil grown over three consecutive years, normal agricultural practices, 10kg harvested carrots stored at controlled conditions (+1°C with 95% relative air humidity) for 6 months
Poland
Crop
Carrot, Daucus carota L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application at 4-leaf stage, followed by a second application after 14 days
Rate
0.1% solution; 0.5 dm3/ha per application
2020
The Quality of Carrot after Field Biostimulant Application and after Storage.
Sustainability
12(4)
1386
Crop group
