Effect
Increased produce quality
Increased other
Stella Maris treated pepper, cv. Ace Hybrid #318, showed significantly increased fruit number (1.46X), increased fruit fresh weight (1.35X), increased shoot fresh weight (1.83X), increased shoot dry weight (1.77X), increased root fresh weight (1.58X), increased root dry weight (1.57X), no difference in soil fungi α-diversity, no difference in root fungi α-diversity, increased soil bacteria α-diversity and no difference in roots bacteria α-diversity, compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
Greenhouse, soil grown in trays (loamy sand), organic farming practices
Canada
Crop
Pepper, Capsicum annuum L.
Trial application
Method
Watering solution
Timing
Every 2 weeks
Rate
3.5mL/L in 250mL solution per 4 plant tray
2019
A commercial seaweed extract structured microbial communities associated with tomato and pepper roots and significantly increased crop yield.
Microbial Biotechnology
12(6)
1346-1358
Crop group
