Influence of sodium alginate on growth and elements content of Corchorus olitorius, Vicia faba & Zea mays plants as well as soil properities. | ||
| Mansoura Journal of Biology | ||
| Volume 46, Issue 1, March 2020, Pages 26-36 PDF (909.43 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjb.2020.462406 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rasha Mohamed Eid Gamil* ; Samia Ali Haroun; Aamaa Omar Hegazy | ||
| Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sodium alginate (SA) has proved as a plant growth promoting substance for various medicinal and agricultural crops. A pot experiment was carried out to explore the effect of different SA concentrations (25, 50 & 100 ppm) on plant growth and physiological activities in Corchorus olitorius, Vicia faba and Zea mays after 10, 20 and 40 days from sowing. Presoaking in the used SA concentrations significantly improved the performance of the tested plants. Results demonstrated that the used SA concentrations significantly increased growth parameters (root length, shoot length, fresh &dry weight, and water percentage/ plant), soil physical and chemical properties and the determined elements (N, P, K and Na) especially 50 ppm which caused the best influences. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| alginate; growth; elements &soil | ||
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