Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal Fodder

CRC Press

Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal FodderAuthor(s): Leonel Pereira, Kiril Bahcevandziev, Nilesh H. Joshi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781032087337, 978-1032087337\nSynopsis\nThe main effects of Seaweed extracts (Ascophyllum, Fucus, Sargassum, Saccorhiza, Laminaria, Gelidium and others), when used as agricultural fertilizers, are better seed germination and higher quality fruit production, with longer shelf life; better use of soil nutrients; more productive crops and plants with greater resistance to unfavorable environmental conditions.\n\nAlgae also have a long history of use as animal feed. They have a highly variable composition depending on the species, collection season and habitat, and on external conditions such as water temperature, light intensity and nutrient concentration in water.\n\nIn relation to ruminal fermentation, a high variability of the digestibility valuess