Effect
No effect on produce quality
Seasol treated Lettuce showed no significant difference in plant height, dry root weight (on average + 111.1 %), dry shoot weight (on average +33.3%) or leaf chlorophyll content (on average +5.5%) at 2, 4, 6 or 8 weeks after sowing at any tested concentration, compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
indoor, greenhouse, pot soil grown (grey-brown granite-derived Chromosol with a sandy to sandy-loam texture)
Australia
Crop
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Soil drench
Timing
First application after transplanting, followed by 3 treatments with a 2 week interval
Rate
1:600, 2:600 or 4:600 (V/V) in 100 mL
2019
Effect of Two Seaweed Products and Equivalent Mineral Treatments on Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Growth
Journal of Agronomy
18(3)
100-106
Crop group
