Hydroponic Strawberries
Effect of Spray-N-Grow Foliar Micronutrient
Complex on the Growth, Yield and Quality of a Hydroponic Strawberry Crop
Dr. Lynette Morgan PhD & Simon Lennard M.Hort.Sc.
SUNTEC International Hydroponic Consultants
New Zealand
Research Findings:
- Spray-N-Grow plants showed advanced foliage development by up to three (3) weeks
- Fruit matured approximately one (1) week earlier on Spray-N-Grow plants
- Spray-N-Grow had a continual advancement of one – two weeks in flowering and fruit set over the control plants
- Spray-N-Grow increased yield 132% over control plants
- Spray-N-Grow plants had significantly higher brix (sugar) and dry weight than the control fruit
- Spray-N-Grow plants had 16 % higher ascorbic acid (vitamin C) levels than control plants
- Plants treated with Spray-N-Grow had a 50% longer shelf life than the control plants
