Spinach

Row Crops
Written By Marianne Shetler

Mealworm Frass:

  • Exhibited enhanced root and shoot biomass.

  • Showed increased soil organic matter and carbon, improved chlorophyll content, photosynthetic efficiency, and overall plant performance.

  • Demonstrated enhanced nitrogen uptake, with consistent nitrogen use efficiency.

  • Significantly improved spinach growth in both the above- and below-ground parts.

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Frass Extracts:

  • Suppressed Meloidogyne incognita (root-knot nematodes).

Insect Frass (General):

  • General positive impact on plant growth.

  • Increased chlorophyll content in treated plants compared to those receiving vermicompost.

Marianne Shetler
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