University of Central Missouri Tomato Plant Study
Dr. Mark Goodwin, Associate Professor of Agriculture-Horticulture at the University of Central Missouri, conducted the tomato plant study at the university’s research facility from April 2013 through July 2013. The basis for the study was to measure the amount of water that was needed to grow healthy tomato plants. The research plot consisted of 28 tomato plants, with the first 14 plants applied with H2O Excel and the remaining 14 left untreated. All plants were watered and fertilized only when the moisture levels dropped below optimal levels for growth.
The results of Dr. Goodwin’s study proved that the tomato plants grown using H2O Excel required 24% less gallons of water, 21% less electrical power and 7% less fertilizer than the control group of tomato plants. Dr. Goodwin also concluded that with the use of H2O Excel, “There were no statistical differences in plant heights between the control and treated plants, but the treated plants, on average, produced larger fruit counts than the control plants.”
