Effect of seaweed liquid extracts from Ulva lactuca on seedling growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata)

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 2479 - 2488
• Main Authors: Castellanos-Barriga, Laura Gabriela, Santacruz-Ruvalcaba, Fernando, Hernández-Carmona, Gustavo, Ramírez-Briones, Ernesto, Hernández-Herrera, Rosalba Mireya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: 22nd International Seaweed Symposium; Algae; Biochemical analysis; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chlorophyll; Chlorophylls; Copenhagen; Dry weight; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Germination; Growth regulators; Length; Life Sciences; Low concentrations; Micronutrients; Parameters; Plant extracts; Plant growth; Plant growth substances; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plants (botany); Proteins; Regulators; Saccharides; Seaweeds; Seed germination; Seedlings; Seeds; Sugar; Sulfuric acid; Ulva lactuca; Vigna radiata; Biostimulant; Biochemical parameters; Chlorophyta; Growth

Seaweed extracts contain a variety of compounds, such as macro- and micronutrients and plant growth regulators, which can be used by plants. Such extracts can have both negative and positive effects (depending on the concentration) when directly applied to seeds and plants. The aim of this study was...