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Improvements
Caused by Adding AgriBoost™ to Soil or Potting
Mix
In the Swiss trial, AgriBoost™ always increased
tomato seedling size, regardless of “organic”
or mineral nitrogen fertilization. AgriBoost™
boosted size from 3% to 47.5%.
| Treatment |
Tomato
seedling size boost by AgriBoost™ |
| Mineral nitrogen fertilizer, no compost |
47.5% |
| “Organic” nitrogen fertilizer, no
compost |
45% |
| Mineral nitrogen fertilizer, with compost |
3% |
| “Organic” nitrogen fertilizer, with
compost |
20% |
This means that even an “organic” grower
who is using an optimum potting mix (“organic”
nitrogen plus compost) can still increase seedling performance
by 20% by adding AgriBoost™.
The same effects were observed for cauliflower seedlings.
AgriBoost™ always increased cauliflower
seedling size, regardless of “organic”
or mineral nitrogen fertilization. AgriBoost™
boosted size from 18% to 160%.
| Treatment |
Cauliflower
seedling size boost boost by AgriBoost™
|
| Mineral nitrogen fertilizer, no compost |
160% |
| “Organic” nitrogen fertilizer, no
compost |
66% |
| Mineral nitrogen fertilizer, with compost |
35% |
| “Organic” nitrogen fertilizer, with
compost |
18% |
Conclusion
In both cauliflower and tomato seedlings, AgriBoost™
increased the uptake of several mineral plant nutrients.
A Jordanian study investigated the effect of AgriBoost™
on marketable vegetable product, namely lettuce yield
and the amount of ripe tomatoes produced. It also looked
at water use efficiency, a measure of how much product
was grown per unit of irrigation water applied. The
comparison treatment for lettuce and tomatoes is the
standard, high-fertilizer treatment used in intensive,
irrigated production in Jordan.
Effects of AgriBoost™ on
Tomato:
- AgriBoost™ boosted tomato yield between 13%
to 74%.
- The use of AgriBoost™ in all cases led to
having ripe tomatoes one week before the treatments
without AgriBoost™
- The water use efficiency increased with the additional
amounts of AgriBoost™ used. With AgriBoost™,
the same amount of water produces between 4% and 28%
more tomatoes.
Effects of AgriBoost™ on Lettuce:
- AgriBoost™ boosted lettuce yield between
8% to 92%.
- The yield increased linearly with the amount of
AgriBoost™ used: The more AgriBoost™ in
the soil mix, the higher the yield.
- The water use efficiency increased with additional
amounts of AgriBoost™ used. With AgriBoost™,
the same amount of water produces between 9% and 92%
more lettuce.
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