Effect
Increased other
Plantshield HC treated Crack Willows grown in a growth chamber in a metal-contaminated soil had after 3 weeks 25 % taller shoots and 52 % more leaf biomass, after 12 weeks they had 39 % more dry weight biomass and were 16 % taller compared to the untreated control plants.
Trial details
indoor, growth chamber, metal-contaminated soil, optimal growth 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
