Claim · model-written summary
Liquid Ulva extract contained carbohydrates, protein, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and coumarins.
- Taxon
- Ulva flexuosa
Ulva flexuosae1 - Outcome
- presence of carbohydrates, protein, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and coumarinse0
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Verbatim
e0“The phytochemical analyses of liquid seaweed extract (EF-LSE) revealed the presence of carbohydrates, protein, phenols, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and coumarins.”
e1“Ulva flexuosa”
Title
Kanagaraj Muthu-Pandian Chanthini; Vethamonickam Stanley-Raja; Annamalai Thanigaivel; et al. Agronomy 2019. doi:10.3390/agronomy9060311
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation SEM-EDX found O, Na, Mg, S, Cl, K and Ca in the Ulva flexuosa cell wall.
- Intervention effect Ulva extract stimulated cherry tomato seed germination in a dose-dependent way.
- Intervention effect Ulva extract increased cherry tomato biomass and growth parameters.
- Intervention effect Seed treatment with Ulva extract altered fruit TSS by 93%.
- Intervention effect Seed treatment with Ulva extract altered fruit phenol by 92%.
- Intervention effect Seed treatment with Ulva extract altered fruit lycopene by 12%.
- Intervention effect Seed treatment with Ulva extract altered fruit ascorbic acid by 86.8%.
- Intervention effect Ulva extract positively influenced cherry tomato fruit yield by 97%.
- Recommendation The authors propose Ulva flexuosa extract as a biofertilizer to improve crop vigour and yields.