ENHANCEMENT OF GROWTH IN ORNAMENTAL PEPPER (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.) PLANTS WITH APPLICATION OF A COMMERCIAL SEAWEED PRODUCT, STIMPLEX (R)
Abstract
Seaweed extracts have been used as biostimulant or biofertilizers in
agriculture to improve growth and development in plants, and enhance
yield. There are a wide variety of commercial seaweed products for use
on plant growth promotion. In this study, a greenhouse experiment was
carried out to evaluate the effect of Stimplex (R), a commercial liquid
seaweed extract derived from Ascophyllum nodosum, on growth of
ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants. Containing a complex
array of bioactive compounds, Stimplex (R) is a premium organic
biostimulant that promotes the growth, development, and yield in a wide
range of conventional and organic grown horticultural and ornamental
crops. Ornamental pepper plants were treated with Stimplex (R) as either
a soil drench or foliar spray at 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0 ml L-1
concentrations. The treatments were repeated at 10-day intervals until
the end of the experiment. Application of Stimplex (R) to ornamental
pepper plants improved stem diameter, plant height, number of leaves and
leaf area, leaf chlorophyll content, shoot fresh weight, shoot dry
weight, root fresh weight and dry weight compared to the control plants.
The results of this study indicate that Stimplex (R) may be a viable
tool for improving growth of ornamental pepper plants.
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