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Increased
Root Growth
Turf
Greening
Improved
Soil Health
Improved
Disease Resistance
Increased
Tillering
Moss Eradication
| - University
of Wales - Aberystwyth |
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Researchers recorded a
near trebling (190% increase) in perennial ryegrass, root dry
weight after five weeks following the use of Maxicrop Seaweed
Extract. |
| "The ability of
Maxicrop to improve root development gives the plant a greater
potential to increase nutrient uptake. Similarly, under field
conditions, an increased resistance to water stress could be
expected from a more extensive root system." |
| University
of Wales - Aberystwyth |
In a field trial, by the Henry Doubleday Research Association Maxicrop
increased root dry weight by 69%, four months after sowing.
At Writtle Colleage Maxicrop Triple had a positive effect on improving
root growth of creeping bent cultivars. Fescues and browntop bent
also showed positive effects, but these were more limited.
Sports
Turf Research Institute
Maxicrop Plus
Iron Products
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Two applications of Maxicrop
No.6
ProGreen the first in mid-August, the second at the beginning
of September, helped provide greener turf until the beginning
of October. |
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The effect lasted through
the autumn and was statistically significant for up to a six
week period. |
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Five further applications
starting in May and ending in September, produced significantly
greener turf on most assessment dates during the spring and
summer of the following year. |
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Where a high fertiliser
regime was used, the green-up effects were more pronounced. |
Maxicrop (Plus Iron) improved
turf colour just one day after spraying and the effect lasted beyond
4 weeks after spraying in trials at the SAC-Aberdeen.
For a complete Technical Dossier of all our many amenity turf trials,
contact technical@maxicrop.co.uk
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Research at the University
of Strathclyde shows that Maxicrop can produce a
20-times increase in soil bacteria numbers 24 hours after application. |
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There was also a 50% increase
in the activity of a specific group of bacteria – Psuedomonas
putida – as measured by the amount of enzymes produced. |
For
a complete Technical Dossier of all our many amenity turf trials,
contact technical@maxicrop.co.uk
Research by the University of Strathclyde confirms that Maxicrop
stimulates certain beneficial soil microbes (see above). At the
same time the effect encouraged a variety of plant pathogens to
become dormant. These included:-
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Phytopthera cinnamomi
– ROOT AND COLLAR ROT |
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Pythium ultimum –
DAMPING OFF |
The work demonstrated a reduction
in biological activity around the root surface 10-15 days after
the pathogen was introduced to Maxicrop treated soils.
Professor Geoff Dixon
says that:-
"There is a parallel between Maxicrop
and the natural phenomenon known as soil suppressiveness in which
abiotic and biotic factors interact to repress pathogens within
the soil."
For a complete Technical Dossier of all our many amenity turf trials,
contact technical@maxicrop.co.uk
At the University of Wales – Aberystwyth, Maxicrop Seaweed
Extract produced a 50% increase in leaf area, through stimulating
more early formed tillers.
And at Writtle College Maxicrop Triple, produced a 150% improvement
in shoot weight, largely by increasing the numbers of tillers in
creeping bent, from an average of 2.46/plant to 3.3/plant.
Four
months after a September sowing, Maxicrop Seaweed Extract significantly
improved ryegrass cover at the Henry Doubleday Research Association
(see graph).
For a complete Technical Dossier of all our many amenity turf trials,
contact technical@maxicrop.co.uk
All treatments took effect 3 days after spraying and effects stared
to fade after
4 months.
At Writtle College, Maxicrop No.2 Mosskiller and Conditioner provided
a 95-100% kill. Indeed the added bio-stimulant had helped boost
grass growth, as assessed by clipping weight after a fortnight.
For a complete Technical Dossier of all our many amenity turf trials,
contact technical@maxicrop.co.uk
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