Claim · model-written summary
G. gracilis had greater swelling capacity than G. edulis, at 23.25 mL g-1.
Verbatim
e0“swelling capacity (SWC) in G. gracilis (23.25 mL g-1) is more compared to G. edulis”
Title
R Rizam; R Jayashree; P Dhevagi; et al. Plant Science Today 2025. doi:10.14719/pst.8353
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Observation G. edulis had a protein level of 16.72%.
- Observation G. edulis had higher water holding capacity, at 11.31 g g-1.
- Observation G. gracilis had higher potassium content, at 6413.5 ppm.
- Observation G. gracilis had higher sodium content, at 1051.5 ppm.
- Intervention effect Treatments T2–T5 significantly improved crop growth parameters.
- Intervention effect T5 produced the longest roots, 51 ± 0.37 cm, compared with T1.
- Intervention effect T5 produced shoots of 34 ± 0.35 cm compared with T1.
- Intervention effect T5 produced a seed vigor index of 26.88 ± 0.30 compared with T1.
- Intervention effect T5 produced germination of 96 ± 0.06% compared with T1.
- Recommendation The authors supported using the seaweeds as organic fertilizers to enhance crop growth under difficult conditions.