Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Kelpak treated Spinach, cv. Viroflay, grown in a shade house had more leaves, a lower leaf weight, had shorter leaves with a smaller leaf area, had 2.2 % more chlorophyll, 0.3 % more carotenoids (not sign), 19.5 % more proteins, 6.1 % more proline (not sign), had more stress-related enzymes and more phytohormones as compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
indoor, shade house, potting mix:sand 2:1, usual cultivation
South Africa
Crop
Spinach, Spinacia oleracea
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First treatment 3 weeks after sowing, followed by 2 treatment with a weekly interval
Rate
0.4 %
2019
Bioactive molecules derived from smoke and seaweed Ecklonia maxima showing phytohormone-like activity in Spinacia oleracea L.
New BIOTECHNOLOGY
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