Effect
Increased produce quality
Roots Plus treated Cosmos, cv. Sunny Red, showed significantly increased plant height at 35 (+26.5%) and 63 (+17.5%) days after transplanting and significantly increased flowering at 35 (+201%), 54 (+78%) and 63 (+34%) days after transplanting 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
Cosmos, Cosmos bipinnatus
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
