SEAWEED LIQUID FERTILIZER

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SEAWEED LIQUID FERTILIZER Dr. B. B. Chaugule
A. S. Khemnar Department of Botany, University of
Pune, Pune 411 007
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Seaweeds are primitive group of marine plants

• Available in large quantity on the coast of
  India

• One of the use of seaweed as seaweed liquid
• fertilizer

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SLF developed by us
Consist of seaweeds commonly occurring along
Indian coast
Would serve as potent
alternative to imported brands
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Extraction method - Simple, easy and least
expensive
Applications - At very dilute concentration
( more economic) Easy to apply ( saves labour
coast) Applied uniformly ( better yield)
Immediate absorption (100 utilization)
Features - Highly effective and
economical 100 natural, organic
(eco-friendly) Induces disease
resistance capacity With natural
sticker ability Having very long
shelf life
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Application of Seaweed liquid fertilizer leads to
1) 100 uniform seed germination
2) Enhancement in growth
3) Increase in number, size and chlorophyll
content of leaves and productivity
4) Increase in biochemical constituents and
minerals
5) Increase in number and size of flowers,
fruits and seeds.
6) Resistance against fungal, bacterial
diseases and pests.
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48.96 increase in biomass 89.16 increase in
Vitamin - C. 84.21 increase in protein
contents 52.90 increase in total
carbohydrates. Enhanced mineral contents
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Control
SLF
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Experiments on Marigold have shown -
1) 100 increase in number of branches / plant
2) 113.28 increase in number of flowers /
plant.
3) 9.51 increase in weight of flower.
4) 52.38 prolonged flowering period.
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1) 100 increase in number of branches / plant
2) 113.28 increase in number of
flowers / plant. 3) 9.51 increase in weight of
flower. 4) 52.38 prolonged flowering period.
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1) Uniform fruit setting. 2) More number of
fruits with increased weight. 3) 42.23
increase in biomass 4) 34.17 increase in
length of fruits 5) Fruits at marketable size
and shape.
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Benefits of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer
Benefits to Manufacturer 1) Very Simple and easy
extraction technique 2) More demanding since
natural organic and ecofriendly 3) No
Government taxes
Benefits to Farmer 1) Easy to apply through
foliar spray 2) Price 1/6 th of commercially
available SLF 3) Would get more production
Benefits to Consumer 1) Would get purely natural
and non toxic products 2) Products are fully
rich in nutrients like proteins, minerals
and vitamins
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Thank you