Abstract
The effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer (SLF) of Gracilaria textorii and Hypnea musciformis on seed germination, growth and yield parameters such as number of leaves, weight of fruits in crop plants such as Brinjal, Tomato and Chilly were examined. The Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer was found to be effective in increasing the growth and yield in low doses (1:4 and 1:6 conc.) than the control, 1:2 and higher concentrations of seaweed Liquid fertilizer.
Highlights
In the present day world, the seaweed fertilizers are often found to be more successful that the chemical fertilizers (Bokil et al, 1974)
In India, large quantity of macroscopic marine algae has been utilized directly as manure or in the form of compost by coastal peoples (Thivy, 1961). Besides their application as Farm Yard Manure (FYM) Liquid extract obtained from seaweeds popularly known as Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer (SLF)/LSF has recently gained much interest as foliar spray for inducing faster growth and yield in cereal crops, vegetables, fruits, orchards and horticultural plants (Thivy, 1961; Metha et al, 1967; Hansra, 1993)
The present study intends to investigate the effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer (SLF) prepared from G. textorii and H. musciformis on the seed germination and growth and fruit development of various vegetable crops such as Brinjal, Tomato and Chilly
Summary
In the present day world, the seaweed fertilizers are often found to be more successful that the chemical fertilizers (Bokil et al, 1974). In India, large quantity of macroscopic marine algae has been utilized directly as manure or in the form of compost by coastal peoples (Thivy, 1961) Besides their application as Farm Yard Manure (FYM) Liquid extract obtained from seaweeds popularly known as SLF/LSF has recently gained much interest as foliar spray for inducing faster growth and yield in cereal crops, vegetables, fruits, orchards and horticultural plants (Thivy, 1961; Metha et al, 1967; Hansra, 1993). The present study intends to investigate the effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer (SLF) prepared from G. textorii and H. musciformis on the seed germination and growth and fruit development of various vegetable crops such as Brinjal, Tomato and Chilly. It was reported that seaweed manure is rich in potassium but poor in nitrogen and phosphorus than the farm manure (Kingman and Moore, 1982)
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