Effect
No effect on cold stress tolerance
Siapton treated Strawberry transplants, cv. Diamante, grown in a tunnel with 5 nights at -6°C just after transplanting had after 60 days 41.9 % more dry weight of new roots/total roots, 60.9 % more flowering, a 3.1 % lower survival rate and a 32 % higher accumulated fruit weight compared to the untreated control. Results weren't significant.
Trial details
outdoor, tunnel, soil grown (sandy-loamy texture), 5 nights -6 °C (cold stress) just after transplanting
Spain
Crop
Strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa
Trial application
Method
Soil injection
Timing
First application immediately after transplanting, followed by 4 treatments with a 15 days interval (last time: 35 days interval)
Rate
4 L/ha (2.5 ml/L solution)
2009
Animal protein hydrolysate as a biostimulant for transplanted strawberry plants subjected to cold stress
Acta Horticulturae
842
315-318
Crop group
