Treated wheatgrass germinated earlier, produced more fresh weight and showed higher reported mineral levels.

Crop Booster-treated wheatgrass germinated three days earlier than the control and produced 30% higher fresh weight after seven days. Plant tissue analysis of both groups also reportedly showed six times more iron in the treated wheatgrass, along with higher phosphorus and potassium levels.

The supplied case was originally titled “30% Higher Germination Rate on Wheatgrass,” but the results provided do not include a germination-rate percentage. Instead, they state that Crop Booster-treated wheatgrass germinated three days earlier than the control and produced 30% higher fresh weight after seven days. For accuracy, this page uses the measured 30% figure for fresh weight rather than germination rate. The case also states that Crop Booster increases the nutrient density of microgreens. Plant tissue analysis reportedly showed six times more iron in treated wheatgrass and higher phosphorus and potassium than the control. However, the underlying tissue concentrations, units, laboratory report, sample counts and statistical analysis were not supplied, so the mineral results are preserved as source-reported comparisons rather than independently calculated changes. The phrase “6× more iron” is retained from the supplied case; raw iron values were not provided. No seed count, germination percentage, control germination date, treated germination date, absolute fresh weights, dry weight, protein, other nutrient concentrations, production costs, selling price, revenue or economic return were supplied.

Why this matters for wheatgrass and microgreen growers: This La Calera Farm case combines faster early establishment with greater fresh biomass and reported differences in plant tissue nutrients. Treated wheatgrass germinated three days earlier and produced 30% more fresh weight after seven days, while tissue analysis also reported substantially higher iron.