Effect
Increased produce quality
Maxicrop treated Lettuce showed a dose-dependent significant increase in plant height, dry root weight (on average + 1677.8 %), dry shoot weight (on average + 1448 %) and leaf chlorophyll content (on average +17.3 %) at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after sowing, compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, pot soil grown (grey-brown granite-derived Chromosol with a sandy to sandy-loam texture)
Australia
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Soil drench
Timing
First application after transplanting, followed by 3 treatments with a 2 week interval
Rate
1:375, 2:1375 or 4:1375 (V/V) in 100 mL
2019
Effect of Two Seaweed Products and Equivalent Mineral Treatments on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Growth
Journal of Agronomy
18(3)
100-106
Crop group
