Crop Spotlight: Parsley

Is parsley a superfood? With its appeal to a wide range of consumers, there is an increasing demand for parsley both in home kitchens and in restaurants. Rich in vitamins A and C, parsley’s rise within commercial farms is fast-growing, with a projected CAGR of 5.09% from 2024 to 2033. Can your facility meet the…

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Crop Spotlight: Parsley

Is parsley a superfood? With its appeal to a wide range of consumers, there is an increasing demand for parsley both in home kitchens and in restaurants. Rich in vitamins A and C, parsley’s rise within commercial farms is fast-growing, with a projected CAGR of 5.09% from 2024 to 2033.

Can your facility meet the industry’s needs?

As demand for parsley grows, the question becomes: Can my farm reach the demand? And can it do it consistently?

Germination

We placed 100 untreated seeds and 100 ActivatedAir-treated seeds into cellulose pleated sheets and closely observed the rate of germination to highlight the difference.

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Figure 1. Germination Testing of Parsley. The graph follows the germination process of untreated seeds and ActivatedAir-treated seeds, over a span of 2 weeks.

By day 9, ActivatedAir-treated seeds displayed a 14% increase in overall germination.

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Figure 2. Untreated (left) and Treated (right) Parsley Seedlings in Germination Testing. 

By day 14, the final day of monitoring, the difference in germinated seeds stood at 10%.

To give some context of scale, our commercial pot herb growers have seen similar results helping them reduce seeding by over 10% and reduce operational costs; when growing over 2 million pots per year, that saving adds up!

With our typical multi-hectare greenhouse customers being asked to produce tonnes of cut parsley per year, that’s a lot more capacity available to them—perhaps to grow market share or to free capacity for other crops in the greenhouse. This could mean more space for basil, coriander/cilantro, or even specialist salad crops like sorrel or rocket…

Yield

If we continue to follow parsley down its growth journey, we can see that, thanks to the head start it had, the overall fresh weight of ActivatedAir-treated seeds is up by 13%.

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Figure 3. Fresh Weight Yield Analysis of Parsley. 120 Untreated seeds and 120 seeds treated with ActivatedAir were planted in compost and grown up to harvest, where a Fresh Weight analysis was conducted. 
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Figure 4. Parsley Soil Growing. 120 Untreated and Treated seeds were planted and grown in compost for eventual yield analysis.  

ActivatedAir consistently outperforms untreated seeds—offering benefits not only to the seeds but also to the growers, including commercial cut herb growers. By speeding up germination and enhancing the overall yield, farms can significantly boost production—enabling more growing cycles each year.

If parsley is the superfood, then ActivatedAir is the superpower.

Want to hear more?

If you’re interested in discovering how ActivatedAir can guide your seeds over the finish line, faster and stronger, reach out to us at info@zayndu.com. Or visit our website to see if you qualify for a free trial.

Written by Sam Gee