Effect
Increased produce quality
Drin treated Strawberry, cv. Selva, grown in a hydroponic systel had on average 64.3 % more shoot dry weight, 104.5 % more root dry weight, 8.5 % more leaf area, 4.6 % more leaf chlorophyll content, 25.3 % more inflorescences, 32.9 % more primary fruit weight, 17.3 % longer fruits, 83.8 % more total yield, 31.9 % more malformed fruits, fruits had 3.1 % less total soluble solids, 55.2 % more ascorbic acid and were 21.8 % more acid as compared to the untreated control. (less significant differences as compared to the treatments with Algaren and Green hum)
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, hydroponic system, plants in 5 L pots filled with perlite:cocopeat (1:1 v:v), usual cultivation
Iran
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application when the plants had 5-6 fully expanded leaves, followed b 1 treatment with a 15-days interval
Rate
0.5, 1 or 2 g.L solution
2013
Vegetative and Reproductive Parameters of ’Selva’ Strawberry as Influenced by Algaren, Drin and Green Hum Foliar application
Agricultural Communications
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27-32
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