Effect
Increased drought stress tolerance
ProTone SG treated Ryegrass grown in a field with reduced irrigation showed no significant decrease of the fresh weight (- 6.5%) of the dry weight (-12%), of the root fresh weight (-34.4%) and of the root dry weight (-30.2%), but had a significant increase of the chlorophyll content (+12.3%), of N content (+10.7%), of P content (+ 6.5% n.s.) and of K content (+23.9%) as compared to the untreated control. The other macro- (S, Ca, Mg, Na) and micro-elements (Zn, Fe, Cu, Mn, B and Chl) were not significantly effected compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, drought conditions
USA
Crop
Ryegrass, Lolium perenne
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
two applications with a two-weekly interval
Rate
100 µM solution, dissolved in acetone
2017
Drought and biostimulant impact on mineral nutrient, ambient and reflected light-based chlorophyll index, and performance of perennial Ryegrass
Journal of Plant Nutrition
40
2248-2258
Crop group