Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Redicrop 2000 treated Beech grown in usual conditions had on average a 14.4 % larger girth, 20.1 % more leaf dry weight, 5.6 % less shoot dry weight, 8.2 % shorter roots, 7.6 % more root dry weight, a 6.6 % bigger root area and 4.1 % more chlorophyll compared to the untreated control. (Numbers are averages of different application methods and harvest moments (8 and 20 weeks after treatment); differences most of time not significant)
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, general tree compost in 5 L pots, no NPK fertilisers during trial
Scotland
Crop
Beech, Fagus sylvatica
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray or root drench
Timing
Post transplanting when trees were in full leaf
Rate
12.5 mL/L water
2003
The influence of biostimulants on growth and vitality of tree urban tree species following transplanting
Arboricultural Journal
27
43-57
Crop group
