Treatments to 2010 trial Treatment Name Reasoning Number 2 Plantmate Granules Plantmate Granules were not available in 2009 Agralan Revive was not available in 2009, and offered 4 Agralan Revive a unique activity for 2010 Radifarm was not available in 2009, and offered a 12 Radifarm unique activity for 2010 Treatments dropped from 2010 Treatment Name Reasoning Number No longer on sale for 2010 and caused transient root - Bio Fungus Granules burn in 2009 No advantage noted in 2009. There was little water absorbing capacity compared to the hole application. - Broadleaf Root Dip Removed to make space for additional treatments in 2010 Materials and methods Site details A second year raised bed crop was chosen at JW Busby & Partners, Chilcote, Derbyshire. The soil was a well graded, free draining sandy loam, pH 6.6 with no obvious signs of compaction or root disease and, as such, had excellent potential for good establishment. The 2009 season had however been cropped with the highly wilt- sensitive variety Sweet Eve, which suffered low level verticillium wilt, following soil disinfestation the previous autumn. The dead Sweet Eve crowns were pulled out immediately before replanting. The trial was planted within a large block of replanted Evie 2, which remained disease free for 2010. All of the 2010 plants were planted directly into the previous plant holes.
Treatments to 2010 trial Treatment Number Name Reasoning 2 Plantmate Granules Plantmate Granules were not available in 2009 4 Agralan Revive Agralan Revive was not available in 2009, and offered a unique activity for 2010 12 Radifarm Radifarm was not available in 2009, and offered a unique activity for 2010 Treatments dropped from 2010 Treatment Number Name Reasoning - Bio Fungus Granules No longer on sale for 2010 and caused transient root burn in 2009 - Broadleaf Root Dip No advantage noted in 2009. There was little water absorbing capacity compared to the hole application. Removed to make space for additional treatments in 2010 Materials and methods Site details A second year raised bed crop was chosen at JW Busby & Partners, Chilcote, Derbyshire. The soil was a well graded, free draining sandy loam, pH 6.6 with no obvious signs of compaction or root disease and, as such, had excellent potential for good establishment. The 2009 season had however been cropped with the highly wilt- sensitive variety Sweet Eve, which suffered low level verticillium wilt, following soil disinfestation the previous autumn. The dead Sweet Eve crowns were pulled out immediately before replanting. The trial was planted within a large block of replanted Evie 2, which remained disease free for 2010. All of the 2010 plants were planted directly into the previous plant holes.
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