Effects of varying concentrations of Sargassum vulgare C. Agardh on growth of lettuce and coriander

Authors

  • Norma Pinheiro Dantas Pesquisador do Laboratório de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará.
  • Francisca Pinheiro Joventino Pesquisador do Laboratório de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal do Ceará.
  • José Higino Ribeiro dos Santos Pesquisador do Departamento de Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal do Ceará.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v31i1-2.31372

Keywords:

Sargassum vulgare, fertilizer, horticulture

Abstract

Different concentrations of seaweed extract prepared from Sargassum vulgare were used as fertilizers on lettuce, Lactuca sativa, and coriander, Coriandrum sativum. For lettuce cultivation, after transplantation, measurements were of the number of plants and mean leaf length on the 22nd day, and of number of leaves, and mean length and weight fo
the leaf on the 42nd day. For coriander cultivation, after germination, measurements were made of the number of plants and their mean height on the 48th day. In the experiments, the plants treated at 25% concentration of seaweed extract showed a significant increase in size as compared with the contrai plants.

Published

2018-03-05

Issue

Section

Artigos originais