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No matter how you pack it, lettuce yield is awesome when you treat it with Acadian Plant Health™ (APH™) seaweed extract! Adverse environmental conditions, such as drought, heat, disease and insects all detract from optimum yields of leafy vegetables. Specific compounds present in APH™ seaweed extract reduce the impact of abiotic stress on plants, resulting in higher yields and better-quality crops.
BENEFITS FOR LETTUCE INCLUDE:
- Improved root growth and plant establishment
- Increased nutrient levels
- Enhanced abiotic stress resistance
- Increased head weight
- Shorter time to harvest
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN, FIELD-TESTED SOLUTIONS
IMPROVED ROOT DEVELOPMENT
LETTUCE TRIAL ‘BUTTERCRUNCH’
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
In a trial on hydroponic lettuce, six days after the study was initiated, the plants treated with an APH™ seaweed extract had visibly better developed root systems compared to the control (standard practices).
LETTUCE TRIAL ‘JUPITER’
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
In this field trial, approximately 55 days after planting, four random lettuce plants from each treatment were dug out and washed. Note the enhanced root development of plants treated with APH™ seaweed extract.
IMPROVED ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE
LETTUCE TRIAL ‘ITHACA’
NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
In this greenhouse trial, lettuce plants were subjected to salt stress. Fourteen days after treatment with APH™ seaweed extract, the treated plants showed improved leaf and root development. Such an improvement will lead to higher yield and increased grower revenue.
INCREASED NUTRIENT LEVELS
LETTUCE TRIAL ‘ROMAINE’
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
Higher nitrate level in lettuce is an example of how APH™ seaweed extract enhances nutrient uptake, which reduces waste and enhances yield.
INCREASED HEAD WEIGHT
LETTUCE TRIALS ‘ROMAINE’
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
Thanks to improved nutrient uptake and better resistance to environmental stresses, lettuce treated with APH™ seaweed extract achieved greater weight. In fields or growing systems in which lettuce is harvested when it has achieved a predetermined size, this enhanced growth would result in a shorter growing cycle for lettuce treated with an APH™ seaweed extract.