Effect
Increased produce quality
Humiforte treated Lemon Balm grown in a field was 14.3 % bigger, had 45.8 % more leaves, 4.2 % bigger leave area (not sign) (3.6 % longer (not sign) and 8.7 % wider (not sign)), 123.1 % more flowers, 21 % more branches (not sign), 18.2% less stem dry weight, 4.1 % more leaf dry weight, 4.3 % less shoot dry weight (not sign), 4.9 % more chlorophyll and an equal % essential oil compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
Iran
Crop
Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First treatment 45 days after sowing followed by 2 treatments with a 15-days interval (3 treatments in total)
Rate
4 L/ha
2015
Phytochemical and Morpho-physiological responses of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) to biostimulant application
Journal of Medicinal Plants
14
29-42
Crop group