Stimulate Hormones for Higher Yield of Pechay (Brassica pekinensis): Increase Pechay Production with Stimulate Hormones - Tapa blanda

Pechay (Brassica pekinensis) is used mainly for its immature, but fully expanded tender leaves as main ingredient for soup and stir-fried dishes. It is one of the major vegetables produced in the Philippines. Due to a great demand in the local market, there is a need to increase production of pechay by enhancing the fertilizer program. Stimulate yield enhancer is a biostimulant containing natural plant growth regulators and chelated trace minerals. These phytohormones are cytokinin, gibberillic acid, and indole-3-butyric acid. Stimulate enhances plant growth and development by stimulating cell division, cell differentiation and enlargement, nutrient uptake, and nutrient utilization. Stimulate hormones increased plant height of pechay by 37%, length of leaves by 44%, width of leaves by 39%, fresh weight by 2 times, yield by 3 times, and number of leaves.

Dr. Alminda Fernandez is an Associate Professor at USeP-Tagum, Philippines specialized in plant nutrition. She is a DOST scholar during her PhD at UPLB and an Erasmus Mundus sholar on postdoctoral studies at USC, Spain and BTU Germany.Ms. Ahella Mae Andigan graduated BSA major in Crop Science at USeP-Mabini, Philippines studying stimulate hormone.