Effect
No effect on produce quality
CPR treated creeping bentgrass, cv. Penncross, grown in a 88 % shaded sward had a 10 % better quality (not significant and not a commercially acceptable quality), a 8.6 % darker color (significant), a 36.2 % higher SOD (superoxide dismutase) activity (not significant), a 7.3 % higher photochemical efficiency (significant) and 7.3% stronger roots (not significant) as compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation, 88 % shaded
USA
Crop
Creeping bentgrass, Agrostis stolonifera L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Start in June, 6 applications in total with a 14-days interval till October
Rate
19.1 L/ha soluted in water; 374.1 L/ha solution sprayed
2004
Trinexapac-ethyl, propiconazole, Iron, and Biostimulant Effects on Shaded Creeping Bentgress
HortTechnology
14
500-506
Crop group
