Sustainable enhancement in yield and quality of rain-fed maize through Gracilaria edulis and Kappaphycus alvarezii seaweed sap

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 2099 - 2112
• Main Authors: Singh, S, Singh, M. K., Pal, S. K., Trivedi, K., Yesuraj, D., Singh, C. S., Anand, K. G. Vijay, Chandramohan, M., Patidar, R., Kubavat, D., Zodape, S. T., Ghosh, Arup
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate change; Corn; Crop yield; Ecology; Fodder; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Global warming; Gracilaria edulis; Kappaphycus alvarezii; Life Sciences; Mineral fertilizers; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Rain; Stover; Zea mays; Economics; Life cycle assessment; Rhodophyta; Seaweed extract; Carbon footprint; Growth indices

The present study aimed to assess not only the efficacy of sap from two seaweeds Kappaphycus alvarezii (K-sap) and Gracilaria edulis (G-sap) on productivity and quality of Zea mays under rain-fed condition, but also to quantify whether sap application is beneficial in terms of lowering the carbon an...