Effect
Increased produce quality
Trainer treated Spinach, cv. Donkey F1, grown in optimal conditions had a 58 % higher yield, 60 % higher leaf dry weight, 19 % more leaf area, 19 % more chlorophyll, 11 % more proteins, 36 % more potassium, 25 % more magnesium, 23 % less Natrium, 30.7 % more phenols and 79.1 % more ascorbic acid compared to the untreated control plants
Trial details
Greenhouse, soil grown: sandy loam (76% sand, 17% silt, 7% clay), with a pH of 6.8
Italy
Crop
Spinach, Spinacia oleracea
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
Four times at weekly intervals, starting 17 days after sowing
Rate
3 mL/L
2018
Plant- and Seaweed-Based Extracts Increase Yield but Differentially Modulate Nutritional Quality of Greenhouse Spinach through Biostimulant Action
Agronomy
8(7)
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