Effect
Increased produce quality
Plantshield HC treated Crack Willows grown in a growth chamber under optimal conditions had 40 % taller shoots, 40 % longer roots, 160 % more leaf biomass, 115 % more stem biomass, 300 % more root biomass and 135 % more total biomass compared to the untreated control plants.
Trial details
indoor, growth chamber, loam + organic matter substrate, optimal conditions
UK
Crop
Crack Willow, Salix fragilis
Trial application
Method
Root dip + in irrigation water
Timing
Root dip before transplanting + through irrigation just after transplanting
Rate
0.3 g/L
2007
Trichoderma harzianum Rifai 1295-22 Mediates Growth Promotion of Crack Willow (Salix fragilis) Saplings in Both Clean and Metal-Contaminated Soil
Microbial Ecology
54
306-313
Crop group
