Effect
Trainer treated baby rocket, cv. 'Reset', showed significantly increased marketable yield (+33.7%), increased LAI (+35.7%; not significant at first harvest), increased succulence (+4.1%; not significant at first harvest), decreased specific leaf weight (-7.3%; significant at harvest 3), increased SPAD index (+10.6%), no significant difference in leaf hunter colour parameters (L*, a*, and b*), increased nitrate content (+75.8%), icreased chlorophyll a content (+11.4%), increased (+20.2%) chlorophyll b content, increased total chlorophyll content (+14.9%) and increased carotenoids content (+8.3%) at all nitrogen (N) application rates, averaged across three harvests, compared to untreated control plants. Biostimulant treated plants showed significantly increased lipophilic antioxidant activity (0 and 60 kg ha-1 N fertilisation rates only) and increased total ascorbic acid (0 kg h-1 fertilisation rate only, decreased at 60 and 80 kg ha-1 fertilisation rate, no effect at 100 kg ha-1 fertilisation rate), averaged across three harvests, compared to untreated control plants.
