Effect
Increased produce quality
Quik-link treated unrooted cuttings of Tomato, cv. Washington Cherry, grown in optimal conditions had 64 % more adventitious roots, 36 % longer adventitious roots, 14 % higher total aboveground dry biomass and a 6 % longer stem compared to the untreated control plants after 20 days. (numbers are the mean of the effects of the 2 highest doses)
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, perlite:vermiculite medium, optimal conditions with intermittent mist
USA
Crop
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum L.
Trial application
Method
Dip of stem base
Timing
Once before placing the cutting in the medium
Rate
1000,3000,5000 or 10000 mg/L solution; dipping for 3 seconds
2019
Vegetal-Derived Biostimulant Enhances Adventitious Rooting in Cutting of Basil, Tomato and Chrysanthemum via Brassinosteroid-Mediated Processes
Agronomy
9
1-22
Crop group
