Effect
No effect on produce quality
No effect on nutrient availability in soil or substrate
Humiplus treated Wheat grown in a sandy soil had 6.6 % less tillers, a 1 % bigger quantity of seeds in the main ear, a 1 % higher weight of 1000 seeds and a 0.4 % higher yield compared to the untreated control. Results were not significant.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, sandy soil poor in organic carbon and nitrogen
Saudi Arabia
Crop
Wheat, Triticum aestivum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar application
Timing
First application 12 days after planting, followed by a second treatment 26 days after planting
Rate
2L/ha
2004
Effect of biostimulants on production of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Mediterranean rainfed agriculture: Strategies for sustainability
147-150
Crop group
