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Post by agrorev on Feb 2, 2014 23:39:38 GMT -5
This plant supposedly increases the growth and disease resistance of plants nearby. It has been found to have a relatively high amount of brassinosteroids. In addition to companion planting, brassinosteroids could potentially be useful in plant breeding since they function as master regulator of plant growth and metabolism. Because of what seems to be a nonspecific beneficial effect on nearby plants, it could fit into many perennial polycultures. This looks like a good one to add to the list of companion plants and cultivated sources of plant growth regulators. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4irAGfOMzf8 |
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Post by agrorev on Feb 2, 2014 23:54:41 GMT -5
What other plants might be good sources of growth regulators? I can think of the auxins in Willow for rooting and colchicine from Colchicum for inducing polyploidy.
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Post by nicolas on Feb 15, 2014 15:06:43 GMT -5
Rooting tips of blackberries are said to help rooting too. And nettles are said to enhance oil content of medicinal plants but this may be off-topic.
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Post by agrorev on Mar 16, 2014 13:20:18 GMT -5
Nettles and I heard chamomile also enhances oil content. I was thinking pretty broadly...colchicine is actually not a plant growth regulator but an anti-mitotic.
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Post by philip on Aug 7, 2016 16:48:11 GMT -5
I also heard about silene viscaria and found it very intriguing. I have seeds and sowed them but they didn't come up.
If it really strengthens and helps other plants growing in its proximity it could be very valuable for all sorts of tricky projects.
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