Table 1.
Summary of products tested in these trials, including class of product and dilution used (based on information provided on the manufacturers’ labels). NPK concentrations are those of the applied solutions. * g/L.
| Code | Product | Manufacturer/ Supplier | Product Class | Applied Dilution (ml/L) | N (mg/L) | P (mg/L) | K (mg/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALG | Algoflash | COMPO GmbH | General | 6 | 531.5 | 215.3 | 382.1 |
| BIO | Biofeed | Biofeed | General (organic ‘tea’) | 20 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 20.8 |
| NOU | Nourish | Kiwicare | General | 10 | 62.4 | 6.8 | 159.7 |
| PHO | Phostrogen | Bayer | General | 5 * | 577.7 | 214.9 | 1093.9 |
| WGR | Wonder Gro | Watkins | General | 2 * | 940.4 | 105.8 | 76.7 |
| ACT | Actavize | Fertiliser NZ Ltd | Animal (Fish) | 6 | 628.1 | 231.3 | 387.5 |
| JBB | Just Blood & Bone | The Warehouse | Animal (Blood/Bone) | 5 | 394.9 | 118.6 | 265.5 |
| JFI | Just Fish | The Warehouse | Animal (Fish) | 5 | 529.4 | 146.2 | 310.6 |
| SYN | Synerlogic | Fertiliser NZ Ltd | Animal (Blood/Bone) | 6 | 562.0 | 187.8 | 355.3 |
| YFI | Yates Fish | Yates | Animal (Fish) | 5 | 72.7 | 39.2 | 11.6 |
| BAB | BabyBio | Bayer | Seaweed | 5 | 678.1 | 125.7 | 85.7 |
| BOU | Bounty | Watkins | Seaweed | 5 | 506.3 | 149.3 | 307.9 |
| ECO | EcoFert | Tui | Seaweed | 0.5 * | 20.6 | 1.5 | 78.6 |
| SOL | Seasol | Seasol Int. | Seaweed | 10 | 22.2 | 0.1 | 144.9 |
| VER | Vertesea | Fertilizer NZ Ltd | Seaweed | 6 | 29.3 | 0.1 | 69.1 |
| YSW | Yates Seaweed | Yates | Seaweed | 10 | 26.1 | 0.4 | 38.3 |
| Water (control) | - | - | - | 20.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |