Effect
No effect on produce quality
Super Shot-40 treated Short-day onion, cv. Pegasus, grown in a field had on average a 0.7 % lower yield, the same bulb diameter, 47.4 % less pungency, 5.5 % less soluble solids (% sugars) and 46.9 % more marketable yield after 6 months of storage as compared to the untreated control (only water treatment). (Results were not significant)
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown, usual cultivation
USA
Crop
Onion, Allium cepa L.
Trial application
Method
Transplant dip + foliar spray
Timing
Transplant dip, followed by a first foliar application 21 days later, followed by 8 treatments with a 10-days interval
Rate
12.5 mL/L (Dip for 2 minutes)
2001
Evaluation of Growth Stimulants on Short-day Onions
HortTechnology
11
38-42
Crop group
