Effect
Increased salt stress tolerance
Trainer treated medical hemp, cv. Felina 32, grown in salt stress conditions had a 37.8% significant higher stem biomass, a 42.3% significant higher leaf biomass, 50% significant more inflorescences, were significant taller (+11.4%), and had a 13.9 % bigger stem diameter, had no differences in dry matter content of stems, leaves and inflorescences, had significant higher %N content in stem (+27.3%), in leaves (+13.3%) and no difference in %N in inflorescences compared to the untreated control grown in the same salt stress conditions.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil-grown (medium fertile sandy soil), salt stress conditions (EC of 2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 dS/m3)
Italy
Crop
Hemp, Cannabis sativa L.
Trial application
Method
Foliar spray
Timing
First treatment one month after sowing, followed by 3 applications every 12 days
Rate
3 mL/L
2024
Effect of saline irrigation and plant-based biostimulant application on fiber hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) growth and phytocannabinoid composition
Frontiers in Plant Science
15
1-14
Crop group