Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased nitrogen N use efficiency
Decreased phosphorous P use efficiency
Increased potassium K use efficiency
Diehard Complete treated Zinnia elegans 'Magellan Ivory', a decreasing effect on plant size the first 4 weeks but increasing effect later on, leaf size (+55%), chlorophyll content (+27%), shoot biomass (+20%), and micronutrient levels N (+78%), P (-27%) and K (+103%) 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
Mixed in substrate
Timing
At transplant
Rate
13 mg/L substrate
2022
Evaluating the growth-promoting effects of microbial biostimulants on greenhouse floriculture crops
HortScience
57
97-109
Crop group
