Effect
Increased produce quality
Roots Plus treated Broccoli, cv. Bonanza, showed significantly increased height (+33.6%), number of leaves (+24.5%), diameter (+24.2%) and number of "buttons" (+72%) 45 days after transplanting compared to untreated control. However, 52 days after transplanting only increases in number of leaves (+8.5%) and diameter (+10.3%) were statistcally significant compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
Germination: indoor, greenhouse, peat moss:vermiculite media (50:50); Transplanted outdoors 14 days after first true leaf expansion: outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
USA
Crop
Broccoli, Brassica oleracea
Trial application
Method
In watering solution
Timing
First application at transplanting, followed by a monthly treatment
Rate
1.0 % (V/V)
2008
The Use of a Commercial Organic Biostimulant for Field-Grown Bedding Plants
Journal of Home & Consumer Horticulture
1:1
95-110
Crop group