Effect
Increased produce quality
Liplant treated Lettuce, cv. BSS13, grown in optimal conditions had at harvest 20 % longer leaves, 26 % wider leaves, 8 % more fresh mass per plant, a 28 % higher nitrogen content, a 5.6 % lower phosphorus content (ns) and a 4 % higher potassium content in the leaves compared to the untreated control plants
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, optimal conditions
Cuba
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First application 12 days after sowing, followed by a second treatment 10 days after planting
Rate
1 L/ha
2012
Effects of different bioactive products used as growth stimulators in lettuce crops (Lactuca sativa L.)
Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment
10
386-389
Crop group
