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

TreatmentdAYS to 50% floweringnumber of flowers/plantsnumber of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone60a28c64c
Minboost+100%RFP62a35ab154a
Minboost+50%RFP60a34ab141ab
Minboost+75%RFP60a37a132ab
Reference-Minboost61a36ab129b
RFP61a36ab141ab
Untreated control59a17d57c
P-Value0.064<0.001<0.001
LSD2.746.33723.7
TreatmentdAYS to 50% floweringnumber of flowers/plantsnumber of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone52a32c32c
Minboost100%RFP54a40ab173a
Minboost+50%RFP54a40ab160ab
Minboost+75%RFP55a43a158ab
Reference-Minboost54a41a163ab
RFP54a33bc151b
Untreated control50a21d75c
P-Value0.004<0.001<0.001
LSD5.0546.95219.42

Kirinyaga

Machakos

TreatmentdAYS to 50% floweringnumber of flowers/plantsnumber of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone48a34c98b
Minboost+100%RFP50a42ab190a
Minboost+50%RFP50a41ab178a
Minboost+75%RFP50a45a175a
Reference-Minboost49a44a180a
RFP49a35bc172a
Untreated control47a25d94b
P-Value0.224<0.001<0.001
LSD2.6287.14120.3
TreatmentdAYS to 50% floweringnumber of flowers/plantsnumber of leaves/plant
Minboost Alone41a28b53b
Minboost+100%RFP43a34ab140a
Minboost+50%RFP42a33ab129a
Minboost+75%RFP43a37ab127a
Reference-Minboost42a36a130a
RFP41a28b121a
Untreated control41a19c46b
P-Value0.820.002<0.001
LSD29357.21819.73

Yield Parameters:

Nayandarua

Kiambu

TreatmentNo.of pods/plantpod lengthCM)Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone18c21.7c10.8d
Minboost+100%RFP29a27.7a20.7ab
Minboost+50%RFP24ab27.6a20.5a
Minboost+75%RFP26ab27.7a21.3ab
Reference-Minboost24b26.3ab18.8bc
RFP22b24.7b17.9c
Untreated control11d16.6d9.4d
P-Value<.001<0.001<0.001
LSD4.4992.1262.129
TreatmentNo.of pods/plantpod lengthCM)Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone20c170c6.9d
Minboost+100%RFP32a24.2a17.8a
Minboost+50%RFP27ab22.7ab17.5a
Minboost+75%RFP28ab24.4a16.4ab
Reference-Minboost27ab21.6b14.2c
RFP14d12.6d5.7d
Untreated control59a17d57c
P-Value<.001<0.001<0.001
LSD4.6882.2971.867

Kirinyaga

Machakos

TreatmentNo.of pods/plantpod lengthCM)Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone25b137c8.1c
Minboost+100%RFP35a21.3a19.2a
Minboost+50%RFP30ab18.7ab19.1a
Minboost+75%RFP30ab21.3a17.6a
Reference-Minboost30ab18.7ab17.8a
RFP25b17.7b15.2b
Untreated control17c10.3d7.0c
P-Value<.001<0.001<0.001
LSD5.1132.6762.347
TreatmentNo.of pods/plantpod lengthCM)Fresh pod yield(tons/ha)
Minboost Alone17c9.0d2.97c
Minboost+100%RFP25a16.3a13.53a
Minboost+50%RFP23ab14.3bc13.40a
Minboost+75%RFP22ab15.7ab11.87a
Reference-Minboost22ab13.6c12.03c
RFP18bc13.3bc9.67b
Untreated control10d6.4e1.93c
P-Value<.001<0.001<0.001
LSD4.7622.5852.13