Effect
Increased produce quality
Decreased produce quality
Redicrop 2000 treated Birch grown in usual conditions had on average a 3.1 % smaller girth, 2 % less leaf dry weight, 12.2 % more shoot dry weight, 4.6 % larger roots, 2.3 % less root dry weight, a 0.6 % bigger root area and 10.8 % 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 the time not significant)
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, general tree compost in 5 L pots, no NPK fertilisers during trial
Scotland
Crop
Birch, Betula pendula
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
