Recent study looking at fertilization effects on some of the alkaloids in Kratom plants.
Effects of Nutrient Fertility on Growth and Alkaloidal Content in Mitragyna speciosa (Kratom)
I didn’t see much earth shattering in the study. The authors took a bunch of clones from one mother and grew them at a greenhouse in Apopka, Fl. to study the effects of nitrogen fertilization on plant growth and alkaloid content.
Results showed that the more fertilizer used, the larger the plant. That fertilizer levels had no effect on mitra, and that some of the lesser known alkaloids actually produced higher levels using less fertilizer.
It’s great to see some real research being done specifically on Kratom cultivation, I really hope they continue with it.
Looks like this is part of, or in conjunction with, the UF Kratom study. I see McCurdy’s name along with a bunch of others I’m not familiar with.
@will @guywithtrees might be worth reaching out to the authors to see if they’d like some new clones or other support. Would be great to see KWD participating in this research.
