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Type: [JOUR] Number: W1 98 697 Author(s): Hintermann, K.; Basler, P. Corporation: [Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Obst-, Wein- und Gartenbau, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland] Title: [Improvement of grapevine growth with alternative methods] Title (orig.): Verbesserung des Rebenwachstums mit alternativen Methoden Journal title: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Obst- und Weinbau, Wädenswil. Source: 134 (13) 326-329 Publication Year: 1998 ISSN: 1023-2958 Language: De, fr Subject Categories: E - VITICULTURE Abstract: The effects of some soil or plant treatments were studied on pot-grown grapevine plants. The treatments were: 1) a commercial mycorrhizal inoculum, containing propagules of endo- and ectomycorrhizal fungi; 2) a mixture of a commercial rock powder and commercial bacteria; 3) ''Grander water'', i.e. tap water passed close to tanks of water retaining ''information'' in a homeopathic sense; 4) tap water treated with water where an emerald was immersed for a short time (''emerald-elixir''); 5) commercial quartz powder subjected to particular treatments (Plocher-quartz powder). Among these tratments, only mycorrhizal infection was able to increase plant fresh weight and the shoot/root ratio of the plants. The authors discuss the possibility to apply treatments based on the ''memory of water'' in viticulture. [D 16] (A. Schubert, Grugliasco) Descriptor: FERTILIZING; MYCORRHIZA; SOIL; SHOOT; ROOT |