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A Comparative Study on the Effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Vigna radiata (L.)


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1 Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika-680 566, Thrissur (Dt), Kerala, India
 

The effect of liquid extracts of two seaweeds, Caulerpa peltata and Gracilaria corticata on seed germination, growth and pigment contents of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) was studied. The extracts promoted seed germination at lower levels of seaweed liquid fertilizer application. The plant treated with 4% seaweed liquid fertilizer of Gracilaria corticata showed maximum shoot length, ischolar_main length, number of leaves, number of fruits, number of ischolar_main nodules, chlorophyll contents (a,b and total chlorophyll).

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Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer, Vigna radiata, Seed Germination, Chlorophyll.
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G. Chitra
Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika-680 566, Thrissur (Dt), Kerala, India
P. S. Sreeja
Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika-680 566, Thrissur (Dt), Kerala, India

Abstract


The effect of liquid extracts of two seaweeds, Caulerpa peltata and Gracilaria corticata on seed germination, growth and pigment contents of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) was studied. The extracts promoted seed germination at lower levels of seaweed liquid fertilizer application. The plant treated with 4% seaweed liquid fertilizer of Gracilaria corticata showed maximum shoot length, ischolar_main length, number of leaves, number of fruits, number of ischolar_main nodules, chlorophyll contents (a,b and total chlorophyll).

Keywords


Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer, Vigna radiata, Seed Germination, Chlorophyll.