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- Title
The Potential of a New Commercial Seaweed Extract in Stimulating Morpho-Agronomic and Bioactive Properties of Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
- Authors
Hassan, Shimaa M.; Ashour, Mohamed; Soliman, Ahmed A. F.; Hassanien, Hesham A.; Alsanie, Walaa F.; Gaber, Ahmed; Elshobary, Mostafa E.
- Abstract
This study aimed to understand the effect of commercial seaweed extract as a biofertilizer, named True-Algae-Max (TAM®), on the yield, nutritional, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activity of Eruca vesicaria. Three concentrations of TAM® (5, 10, and 15%) were studied by foliar spray over the two cultivation years (2016 and 2017) without any chemical fertilizer, along with a control consisting of synthetic nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizers. The yield and composition of E. vesicaria were significantly improved in all treatments, particularly at 10% concentration of TAM®, which resulted in maximum yield (1.99 kg m−2) and significant amounts of chlorophyll, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and total nutrients. Compared to the NPK control, E. vesicaria grown with 10% of TAM® improved total antioxidant activity from 41.80 to 49.36 mg g−1 and cytotoxicity from 25.30 to 60.40% with an IC50 value 85.7 µg mL−1 against the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). These findings indicate that seaweed extract can generally be used as a safe potential multifunctional biofertilizer in the agricultural field. The use of seaweed as a biofertilizer could potentially help mitigate the adverse effects of main nutrient deficiencies, diminishing the use of chemical fertilizers.
- Subjects
MARINE algae; CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZERS; CAROTENOIDS; DEFICIENCY diseases; PHENOLS; HEPATOCELLULAR carcinoma; MARINE plants
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 8, p4485
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su13084485