Effect
Increased other
Maxicrop Original treated Cucumber cotelydons, cv. Venlo Pickling, grown for 6 days in the dark had after a 20 h soaking treament more chlorophyll compared to the untreated control. Significant increases in chlorophyll content were obtained, but there was not a steady increase with increasing concentrations of seaweed extract; 'peaks' of activity were produced by several widely different concentrations. (Results only in graphs).
Trial details
indoor, growth chamber, substrate, growing for 6 days in the dark after germination
UK
Crop
Cucumber, Cucumis sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Soaking cotelydons
Timing
First treatment 6 days after sowing, followed by 0 treatments
Rate
dilution 0.1 to 5 %, soaking for 20 h in 5 mL in the dark
1993
Significance of betaines in the increased chlorophyll content of plants treated with seaweed extract
Journal of Applied Phycology
5
231-234
Crop group
