Author(s):
Veeranan Uthirapandi, Selvam Suriya, Ponnerulan Boomibalagan, Saminathan Eswaran, Subramanian Sivasangari Ramya, Narayanan Vijayanand and Durairaj Kathiresan
Abstract:
A pot experiment was conducted to identify the potential of
Sargassum wightii, Turbinaria ornata and
Caulerpa racemosa on growth and biochemical parameters of
Ocimum sanctum. Seaweed liquid extracts were given to the tested plant in form of foliar spray. After 60 days, growth parameters such as shoot length, root length, total plant height, leaf area, number of the leaves, fresh and dried weight and biochemical parameters such as starch, glucose, protein, chlorophyll content were observed in the treated plants. Foliar application of individual seaweed treatments (T1, T2, T3) enhanced the overall growth and physiology of
Ocimum sanctum. But, there was an appreciable increase in growth and biochemical parameters in the treated plants which received mixture of seaweeds (T4) when compared to individual treatment and control. This might may be due to synergistic and cumulative effect of qualitative and quantitative active ingredients such as micro and macroelements, vitamins and phytohormones present in the seaweed liquid extracts. Thus, seaweed liquid extract could serve as an promising effective organic biostimulantto replace the synthetic fertilizers for sustainable agriculture.
Veeranan Uthirapandi, Selvam Suriya, Ponnerulan Boomibalagan, Saminathan Eswaran, Subramanian Sivasangari Ramya, Narayanan Vijayanand and Durairaj Kathiresan. Biofertilizing potential of Seaweed Liquid Extracts of marine macro algae on growth and biochemical parameters of Ocimum sanctum. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2018;7(3):3528-3532.