Effect
Increased produce quality
Kadostim treated Lemon Balm grown in a field was 19.3% bigger (not sign), had 86.5 % more leaves, a 5.5 % bigger leave are (not sign) (15.4 % longer and 27.1 % wider), 201.9 % more flowers, 26.4 % more branches (not sign), 13.7 less stem dry weight, 5.5 % more leaf dry weight, 1.3 % less shoot dry weight (not sign), 4.9 % more chlorophyll and 200 % more essential oil as compared to the untreated control plants.
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
3 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