Effect of seaweed concentrate on the establishment and yield of greenhouse tomato plants |
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Authors: | I J Crouch J Van Staden |
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Institution: | (1) UN/FRD Research Unit for Plant Growth and Development, Department of Botany, University of Natal, P.O. Box 375, Pietermaritzburg, 3200, Republic of South Africa |
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Abstract: | Seaweed concentrate prepared fromEcklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss, when applied as a soil drench, significantly improved the growth of tomato seedlings. Application as a foliar spray had no effect on young plants. In a second experiment SWC-treated plants exhibited early fruit ripening and a total fruit fresh weight increase of 17%. The number of harvested fruit were improved by about 10%. In this instance foliar applied SWC was more beneficial than SWC applied to the soil. The significance of these findings is discussed.author for correspondence |
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Keywords: | seaweed concentrate Ecklonia maxima Lycopersicon esculentum seedling establishment yield |
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