PROTOCOL & APPLICATION RATES: On April 16™ two varieties of basil seeds (Genovese: cultivar) & (Nufar: cultivar) were planted in a peat medium and PGA Plus was applied as a soil drench to half of the seeds of each basil cultivar at a rate of 1 lb. / 100 gallons of water. Controls received only water. Seedlings were transplanted into the field on June 5™ and drenched again at the same rate. The soil was a sandy loam containing 2.8 % organic matter. Throughout the crop cycle PGA Plus was reapplied at 2 week intervals. Transplants were fertilized at planting and weekly with a water soluble fertilizer (20 - 10 - 20) at a rate which furnished the plants 200 ppm N. A randomized complete block design with four replications was used.

TEST RESULTS

Basil treated with Organica's Plant Growth Activator Plus showed a significant increase in yield. The Genovese cultivar yield increased 29.4 % and the Nufar cultivar yield increased 12.6 %.

TEST PERFORMED BY DR. ROBERT McGOVERN @ THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - IFAS, GULF COAST RESEARCH & EDUCA TION CENTER