Effect
Increased other
Trainer treated maize, c.v. P1921, showed significant dose-dependent coleoptile elongation after 48h of incubation under dark conditions, compared to untreated control plants. Rates of elongation were comparable to those in plants treated with IAA (auxin). The application of 1.75ml/L biostimulant elicited the largest response, with a 272% increase in coleoptile elongation compared to the untreated control.
Trial details
Indoor, growth chamber, 24ºC, 2cm coleoptile taken from week old seedlings and grown in biostimulant solution in darkness for 48 hours
Italy
Crop
Maize, Zea mays L.
Trial application
Method
In solution
Timing
7 days after germination
Rate
1.1kg/L at 0.375, 0.75, 1.50 or 3.0ml/L
2014
Biostimulant action of a plant-derived protein hydrolysate produced through enzymatic hydrolysis
Frontiers in Plant Science
5
Crop group
