Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased nitrogen N use efficiency
No effect on water use efficiency
Leafamine® treated lettuce, Lactuca sativa L. var. Icaro, grown in drought stress, a significant effect on shoot fresh weight (+20%), root fresh weight (--22.8%), shoot dry weight (+7.1%), root dry weight (-20%), leaf are (+10.6%, 34 DAT), chlorophyll level (+19%) and N content (+62.8%), no significant effect on water use efficiency compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, seedlings were transplanted in 1.5 L plastic pots containing peltrAcom 113AT potting soil supplemented with starter fertilizer and 3x with Foliar fertilizer Agroleaf power®, drought stress
France
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
In nutrient solution
Timing
first treatment at third true leaf stage followed by 3 treatments per week
Rate
5.57 g/L
2022
Leafamine®, a Free Amino Acid-Rich Biostimulant, Promotes Growth Performance of Deficit-Irrigated Lettuce.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
23
1-19
Crop group
