Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine
New research has highlighted the benefits of both seed-applied and foliar biostimulants, which could provide a useful aid to growers as spring crop growth gets underway according to Interagro. The trials – commissioned by Interagro – were conducted by Dr Steve Rossall, University of Nottingham to explore further the capabilities of two of its products, Newton – a peptide-based biostimulant seed treatment – and Bridgeway, an amino-acid derived product which has been proven to promote healthier, higher-yielding crops. The aim of the research was two-fold: to investigate the effect of seed applied Newton on early root and shoot growth in spring barley in a drought situation, and to look at the effect of foliar-applied Bridgeway on winter wheat development at differing nitrogen levels. Seed-applied success In the Newton/spring barley trials, the seed treatment was applied to plug plants of the variety Planet, and raised in peat-based module compost until the second leaf had emerged. Following this, they were then transplanted into deeper pots filled with hydroleca – an expanded clay pellet substrate. Half of the plants were watered daily, while the other half were only irrigated after they displayed early signs of wilting – replicating an in-field drought scenario. Dr…
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New research has highlighted the benefits of both seed-applied and foliar biostimulants, which could provide a useful aid to growers as spring crop growth gets underway according to Interagro. The trials – commissioned by Interagro – were conducted by Dr Steve Rossall, University of Nottingham to explore further the capabilities of two of its products, Newton – a peptide-based biostimulant seed treatment – and Bridgeway, an amino-acid derived product which has been proven to promote healthier, higher-yielding crops. The aim of the research was two-fold: to investigate the effect of seed applied Newton on early root and shoot growth in spring barley in a drought situation, and to look at the effect of foliar-applied Bridgeway on winter wheat development at differing nitrogen levels. Seed-applied success In the Newton/spring barley trials, the seed treatment was applied to plug plants of the variety Planet, and raised in peat-based module compost until the second leaf had emerged. Following this, they were then transplanted into deeper pots filled with hydroleca – an expanded clay pellet substrate. Half of the plants were watered daily, while the other half were only irrigated after they displayed early signs of wilting – replicating an in-field drought scenario. Dr…
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