Veggies - Lettuce "Quality yield" with Vegro®

Study Investigator: John Curtis, PhD

Location of Study: Florida, USA, open field

Study Period: November to December 2016

[T1] PROGRAM FOR THIS TRIAL
App 1

0.5 Pint/Acre

Starts at 4-5 leaves

App 2

0.5 Pint/Acre

7 DA App 1

App 3

0.5 Pint/Acre

7 DA App 2

App 4

0.5 Pint/Acre

7 DA App 3

App 5

0.5 Pint/Acre

7 DA App 4

App 6

0.5 Pint/Acre

7 DA App 5

TREATMENTS

• From November to December 2016 in open field.

• Plants were staked and maintained at a commercial level with fertilizer/insecticide/fungicide (liquid fertilizer through drip every 3 days).

• No fungicides applied for the duration of the trial. In head count,

• [T0] is the Grower Standard (untreated)

• [T1] is the Grower Std + Vegro® (treated)

Foliar Applications: 6 applications (A-F) @ 0.5 pint/acre. Total 3 pints or 1.5 Quarts or 0.375 Gallon

AGRONOMIC PROTOCOL
  • Location: Florida; Better crops research farm; Block 11, section N, beds 7-9.
  • Investigator: Phd John Curtis
  • 31 days treatment (1 month)
  • Initiation date: Nov-2nd-2016
  • Completion date: Dec-14th-2016
  • Trial reliability: HIGH
METHODOLOGY
  • Plastic beds (32inch top, 6 inch tall) were prepared  on a 6ft row spacing. Head lettuce (cv. chosen) were hand seeded into two rows/bed (12 inch plant spacing) on 9/29/2016. Plants were thinned to one (1) plant/hole before spray.
  • Each plot was 30 ft in length x 3 bed (30 ft length x 18 ft width)
  • Each treatment was replicated four (4) times.
  • Foliar Applications: 6 applications (A-F) @ 0.5 pint/acre. Total 3 pints or 1.5 Quarts or 0.375 Gallon
EVALUATION (Head count)
  • Marketable harvest
  • Number of marketable heads was counted in each plot at 5 DAF
  • The cumulative fruit count and weight was also tabulated at 21 DAH
PHYTOTOXICITY

Plants were examined for signs of phytotoxicity (stunting, discoloration etc.) at 5 DAF and using a 0-100% rating scale; 0 = no phytotoxicity and 100% = dead plants.

Study Results


+32%

More head count in % when Vegro® is added to the Grower standard [T0] GS Vs [T1] GS+Vegro®

+19 Pcs

More head count when Vegro® is added to the Grower standard [T0] GS Vs [T1] GS+Vegro®

0%

Zero Phytotoxicity for Vegro®

  • • [T1] VEGRO® shows the best results +32.3% (head count)

Objectives: Evaluate the interest to add VEGRO® to the Grower Standard for lettuce yield.

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Variety Used: Chosen (Lactuca Sativa)

Results with VEGRO® Harvests

In head count, VEGRO® shows the best results with an +32.2% increase

Lactuca sativa