Effect
Increased produce quality
Stimplex treated Mango transplants, cv. Palmer/Parvin, grown in a nursery had 25 % more chlorophyll content and grew 22 % faster (22% less time needed to reach the recommended transplanting size) as compared to the untreated control. A higher dose gave better results, the highest dose (5 mL/L) gave the best results showed in the description
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, rootstock was grown in a mixture 3:1 of loamy soil and compost in polyethylene perforated bags, usual local nursery cultivation
Puerto Rico
Crop
Mango, Mangifera indica
Trial application
Method
Soil drench
Timing
First application 2 weeks after grafting, followed by a 2-weekly treatment till plants reached recommended transplanting size
Rate
1,2,3,4 or 5 mL/L, 150 mL aqueous solutions per plant
2013
Effects of an agricultural extract of the brown alga, Ascophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyceae), on mango, Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae), grown for transplants in the nursery
Life: The Excitement of Biology
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111-117
Crop group
