MINBOOST Efficacy Trial

Crop/Fruit/Vegetable:	Runner Beans(Variety Serengeti)
Study:	Efficacy evaluation of MINBOOST as Bio Stimulant
Name of the Center:	KEPHIS Commercialization approval trial, Kenya
Trial Locations:	1. Karii in Kirinyaga County 2. Kithimani in Machakos County 3. Waruhiu ATC in Kiambu County 4. Kwa-Haraka in Nyandarua County
Date of Trial:	May, 2020
Treatment:	MINBOOST with 50%, 75% & 100% RFP and control.
Application:	Foliar spray at intervals of 10 days
Observation:	Growth and yield of Runner beans
Dosage:	2.5 litres per hectare in 1000 litres of water
Conclusion:	MINBOOST with 75% RFP shows highest yield at Nyandarua.

Growth Parameters:

Nyandarua

Kiambu

Treatment	dAYS to 50% flowering	number of flowers/plants	number of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone	60a	28c	64c
Minboost+100%RFP	62a	35ab	154a
Minboost+50%RFP	60a	34ab	141ab
Minboost+75%RFP	60a	37a	132ab
Reference-Minboost	61a	36ab	129b
RFP	61a	36ab	141ab
Untreated control	59a	17d	57c
P-Value	0.064	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	2.74	6.337	23.7

Treatment	dAYS to 50% flowering	number of flowers/plants	number of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone	52a	32c	32c
Minboost100%RFP	54a	40ab	173a
Minboost+50%RFP	54a	40ab	160ab
Minboost+75%RFP	55a	43a	158ab
Reference-Minboost	54a	41a	163ab
RFP	54a	33bc	151b
Untreated control	50a	21d	75c
P-Value	0.004	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	5.054	6.952	19.42

Kirinyaga

Machakos

Treatment	dAYS to 50% flowering	number of flowers/plants	number of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone	48a	34c	98b
Minboost+100%RFP	50a	42ab	190a
Minboost+50%RFP	50a	41ab	178a
Minboost+75%RFP	50a	45a	175a
Reference-Minboost	49a	44a	180a
RFP	49a	35bc	172a
Untreated control	47a	25d	94b
P-Value	0.224	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	2.628	7.141	20.3

Treatment	dAYS to 50% flowering	number of flowers/plants	number of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone	41a	28b	53b
Minboost+100%RFP	43a	34ab	140a
Minboost+50%RFP	42a	33ab	129a
Minboost+75%RFP	43a	37ab	127a
Reference-Minboost	42a	36a	130a
RFP	41a	28b	121a
Untreated control	41a	19c	46b
P-Value	0.82	0.002	<0.001
LSD	2935	7.218	19.73

Yield Parameters:

Nayandarua

Kiambu

Treatment	No.of pods/plant	pod lengthCM)	Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone	18c	21.7c	10.8d
Minboost+100%RFP	29a	27.7a	20.7ab
Minboost+50%RFP	24ab	27.6a	20.5a
Minboost+75%RFP	26ab	27.7a	21.3ab
Reference-Minboost	24b	26.3ab	18.8bc
RFP	22b	24.7b	17.9c
Untreated control	11d	16.6d	9.4d
P-Value	<.001	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	4.499	2.126	2.129

Treatment	No.of pods/plant	pod lengthCM)	Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone	20c	170c	6.9d
Minboost+100%RFP	32a	24.2a	17.8a
Minboost+50%RFP	27ab	22.7ab	17.5a
Minboost+75%RFP	28ab	24.4a	16.4ab
Reference-Minboost	27ab	21.6b	14.2c
RFP	14d	12.6d	5.7d
Untreated control	59a	17d	57c
P-Value	<.001	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	4.688	2.297	1.867

Kirinyaga

Machakos

Treatment	No.of pods/plant	pod lengthCM)	Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone	25b	137c	8.1c
Minboost+100%RFP	35a	21.3a	19.2a
Minboost+50%RFP	30ab	18.7ab	19.1a
Minboost+75%RFP	30ab	21.3a	17.6a
Reference-Minboost	30ab	18.7ab	17.8a
RFP	25b	17.7b	15.2b
Untreated control	17c	10.3d	7.0c
P-Value	<.001	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	5.113	2.676	2.347

Treatment	No.of pods/plant	pod lengthCM)	Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone	17c	9.0d	2.97c
Minboost+100%RFP	25a	16.3a	13.53a
Minboost+50%RFP	23ab	14.3bc	13.40a
Minboost+75%RFP	22ab	15.7ab	11.87a
Reference-Minboost	22ab	13.6c	12.03c
RFP	18bc	13.3bc	9.67b
Untreated control	10d	6.4e	1.93c
P-Value	<.001	<0.001	<0.001
LSD	4.762	2.585	2.13