Effect
Increased produce quality
Quik-link treated unrooted cuttings of Basil, cv. Genovese, grown in optimal conditions had 52 % longer adventitious roots, 39 % more adventitious root surface and 28 % more adventitious root volume compared to the untreated control cuttings 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
Basil, Ocimum basilicum 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