Effect
No effect on other
Root Dop Universal treated Trident Maple grown in a greenhouse for 16 weeks had on average 21.2 % less mycorrhizal colonization compared to the untreated control. The product had most negative effect 4 weeks after planting.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, silica sand: sandy loam 2:1 substrate, low soil phosphorous concentration
USA
Crop
Trident maple, Acer buergerianum
Trial application
Method
Root dip
Timing
At transplanting
Rate
Dipped in biostimulant mixed with water as per manufacturer's instructions
2009
Performance of Mycorrhizal Products Marketed for Woody Landscape Plants
Journal of Environmental Horticulture
27
41-55
Crop group
