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Hand watering consistently produced the worst quality plants.
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Effect of different biostimulants and application methods and their affects on ornamentals
Wooten, Abbie SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma State University; Central Oklahoma University) 2025
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- Intervention effect Some biostimulants increased calibrachoa growth and quality, in terms of greenness, compared with the control.
- Intervention effect In general the protein hydrolysate products Trainer and Siapton performed better than the seaweed products Maxicrop and Acadian.
- Intervention effect On Penta Falling Star, the protein hydrolysate Siapton outperformed the seaweed product Acadian, but this depended heavily on watering method and time.
- Intervention effect Watering time had a significant effect, with watering at both 10 AM and 2 PM consistently producing the best quality plants.
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- Intervention effect A significant interaction of dip time on root development scores was found only for Weigela Sonic Red dipped for 30 minutes, which produced the greatest number of roots.
- Intervention effect All other treatments and dip times had no significant effect on the rooting of cuttings of Annabelle.
- Intervention effect All other treatments and dip times had no significant effect on the rooting of cuttings of viburnum Eskimo.