Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased nitrogen N use efficiency
Increased phosphorous P use efficiency
Increased potassium K use efficiency
Cease treated Zinnia elegans 'Magellan Ivory', a significant effect on plant size (+15%), leaf size (+47%), chlorophyll content (+14%), shoot biomass (+45%), and micronutrient levels N (+40%), P (+76%) and K (+6%) compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, peat-based growing media (Promix BX), temperatures set at 21°C (day) and 18°C (night), 14 h photoperiod, no stress conditions
USA
Crop
Zinnia elegans
Trial application
Method
Soil drench
Timing
first treatment at transplant, followed by a treatment every week until plants were at a marketable stage
Rate
15 mL/L
2022
Evaluating the growth-promoting effects of microbial biostimulants on greenhouse floriculture crops
HortScience
57
97-109
Crop group
