Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

2000

Terra Bella, California

Variety:  Unknown

Planting date:  June 15, 2000

Vitazyme application:  13 oz/acre one time, on the leaves by sprayer (Treatment 3) or through the irrigation system (Treatment 4)

Dry Weight:

Control: 3,000 lb/acre
Lase biostimulant: 2,925 lb/acre

Vitazyme foliar: 3,625 lb/acre (21%)

Vitazyme irrigation: 3,500 lb/acre (17%)

Income Increase, foliar:

+$2,187.50/acre

Income Increase, irrigation:

+$1,7500.00/acre

Fertilization:  propietary (the same for all 40 acres)

Date

Location

Cultural System

Vitazyme/Fertilization

Results

2001

Terra Bella, California

Variety:  Italian large leaf sweet basil

Planting date:  the last week in
June

Soil type:  San Joaquin silt loam

Watering:  sprinkler irrigated

Vitazyme application:  Vitazyme at 13 oz/acre sprayed on on the leaves and soil at 4 weeks after planting, about 15 days before the first cutting.

Leaf Chlorophyll*:

Control: 41.5 SPAD units
Vitazyme: 45.6 SPAD units (+4.1 SPAD units)

*Average of 30 representative leaves for the treatment.

Dry Weight*:

Control: 18.5 grams

Awaken: 24.5 (+32%)

Awaken + Vitazyme: (+99%)
Vitazyme: 49.1 grams (+165%)

*Seven average plants were collected from each treatment by sampling two areas to get 20 to 25 plants.

 Fusarium wilt infection:

All treatments reduced Fusarium infection compared to the control.

Fertilization:  125 lb/acre of N, and 75 lb/acre of P₂O₅ drilled in at planting