Effect
Increased produce quality
Kelpak treated Geranium cuttings, cv. Ville de Paris Red, grown in substrate under optimal conditions had at the stage of market maturity on average 12.5 % more shoot fresh mass, 18 % more root fresh mass, 21 % more leaves with 40.1 % more total chlorophyll compared to the untreated control. The 2 highest doses had most effect
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, 10 cm pots filled with substrate, periodically watered and fertilized weekly
Slovenia
Crop
Geranium, Pelargonium inquinans
Trial application
Method
Emersion of stem (24 h)and roots (15 min)
Timing
First treatment was an immediate emersion of stem after severance of leafy-cuttings, followed by a root emersion three weeks later.
Rate
0.5, 1.0 and 2.0% concentrations
2012
Seaweed extract elicits the metabolic responses in leaves and enhance growth of pelargonium cuttings
Europ. J. Hort. Sci.
77(4)
170-181
Crop group
