Abstract
Seaweed extracts are used as nutrient supplements, biostimulants, or biofertilizers in agriculture and horticulture to increase plant growth and yield. In this study, we examined the effect of Seaweed liquid fertilizer(SLF) made from Ascophylum nodusum as biostimulants on the germination and growth of Onion (Allium cepa) under natural conditions. We assessed SLF at different concentrations (T0:0ppm, T1:3500, T2:4500ppm, T3:5500ppm, T4:6500ppm and T5:7500ppm) on germination percentage and growth parameters (shoot length, root length) of onion seedlings. Germination was conducted on strip of filter paper on various paper plates and observation for parameters viz; germination percent, shoot length, root length was recorded on 10 th &14 th day. Our results indicate that seeds treated with SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm) showed enhanced germination percentage, shoot length and root length. The germination was observed higher in T3 (75%) treatment in comparison to control and other treatments. The shoot length (7.72cm), root length (1.02cm) was reported higher in T3 treatment followed by T4 in comparison to all other treatments. Decreasing trend on germination, shoot and root length is observed at higher concentration. The conclusion of the present study is that Seaweed extract may play effective role by using as a priming agent in improving seed germination and seedling growth of onion seeds.
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Claim · model-written summary
Seaweed fertilizer at 5500ppm enhanced onion germination percentage.
- Taxon
- Onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm)e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“Onion”
e0“seeds treated with SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm) showed enhanced germination percentage, shoot length and root length”
Claim · model-written summary
Seaweed fertilizer at 5500ppm enhanced onion shoot length.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm)e0
- Outcome
- shoot lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“Onion”
e0“seeds treated with SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm) showed enhanced germination percentage, shoot length and root length”
Claim · model-written summary
Seaweed fertilizer at 5500ppm enhanced onion root length.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm)e0
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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t0“Onion”
e0“seeds treated with SLF at lower concentrations (5500ppm) showed enhanced germination percentage, shoot length and root length”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 had higher onion germination than control and other treatments, at 75%.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- T3e0
- Outcome
- germinatione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 75%e0
- Comparator
- control and other treatmentse0
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t0“Onion”
e0“germination was observed higher in T3 (75%) treatment in comparison to control and other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 produced higher onion shoot length than all other treatments, at 7.72cm.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- T3e0
- Outcome
- shoot lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 7.72cme0
- Comparator
- all other treatmentse0
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t0“Onion”
e0“shoot length (7.72cm), root length (1.02cm) was reported higher in T3 treatment followed by T4 in comparison to all other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
T3 produced higher onion root length than all other treatments, at 1.02cm.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- T3e0
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.02cme0
- Comparator
- all other treatmentse0
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t0“Onion”
e0“shoot length (7.72cm), root length (1.02cm) was reported higher in T3 treatment followed by T4 in comparison to all other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
T4 followed T3 for shoot length and root length.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- T4e0
- Outcome
- shoot length (7.72cm), root length (1.02cm)e0
- Direction
- followed by T4e0
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t0“Onion”
e0“shoot length (7.72cm), root length (1.02cm) was reported higher in T3 treatment followed by T4 in comparison to all other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher concentrations showed decreasing onion germination and shoot and root length.
- Taxon
- OnionAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- higher concentratione0
- Outcome
- germination, shoot and root lengthe0
- Direction
- Decreasinge0
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t0“Onion”
e0“Decreasing trend on germination, shoot and root length is observed at higher concentration”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose seaweed extract as a priming agent to improve onion seed germination and seedling growth.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepae0
- Outcome
- using as a priming agent in improving seed germination and seedling growthe0
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t0“Onion”
e0“Seaweed extract may play effective role by using as a priming agent in improving seed germination and seedling growth of onion seeds”
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