Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased other
Auxym treated Lettuce, cv. Green Salad Bowl, grown in a floating system had a 36.7 % higher chlorophyll content, 9.4 % more shoot fresh weight, 19.4 % more leaf fresh weight, had a stimulated growth of bacterial strains that were rare in the epiphytic population of the untreated control, had an increased epiphytic bacterial population richness with stimulation of growth of specific bacteria taxa enhibiting potential plant growth-promoting properties and/ or biocontrol activities against Fusarium oxysporum and Erwinia amylovora as compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, floating system, usual cultivation
Italy
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Start 14 days after emergence, application repeated 3 times with a weekly interval
Rate
1 mL/L
2019
Foliar Application of Vegetal-Derived Bioactive Compounds Stimulates the Growth of Beneficial Bacteria and Enhances Microbiome Biodiversity in Lettuce
Front. Plant Sci.
10(60)
1-16
Crop group
