Effect
Increased drought stress tolerance
Increased produce quality
Kelpack treated tomatoes, cv Paola, grown in soil under drought stress conditions (reduction of 40% irrigation compared with control) exhibited only a 7% yield reduction compared to control and had 5% more yield than control stressed plants. Fruit caliber was reduced by 5% compared to irrigated control and was 8% higher than the drought stress fruit caliber.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, drought conditions
France
Crop
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
One week after planting, followed by 5 treatments every 14 days
Rate
2 L of product / ha in water at 500 L /ha
2020-2021
Bio4safe trial reports Tomato 2020-2021
Crop group