There a numerous plant enhancing supplements being marketed to growers, suggesting that the supplement Is essential to obtain maximum dry matter yield, high quality flowers and fruit, or ensuring optimum plant nutritional status. For the grower when selecting a designated growth enhancing product, he should obtain a data sheet on the product that includes: name of the product, chemical formulation and physical form (solid, liquid, suspension), specific effect on plant growth, potential harm, suitability for which growing method, suitability for which plant species, use factors, and verification data as to expected degree of enhancement. If such data sheets are not available – then the word should be, “buyer beware.”

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