Effect
No effect on produce quality
Increased produce quality
NPKelp treated Mung bean showed reduced or no difference in (0.5%) germination rate, significantly increased or decreased (0.5%) shoot length, decreased (0.12%); no difference in (0.5%) or significantly increased root length, decreased (0.25%); no difference in (0.06%) or significantly increased total length increase, no difference in (0.25%) or significantly increased fresh weight and no difference in or significantly increased dry weight (0.06%), compared to untreated control plants. The concentration of 0.06 % was most promising.
Trial details
Indoor, controlled conditions (25 °C, 16 h light/8 h dark), seeds germinated in wet filter paper
Mexico
Crop
Mungbean, Vigna mungo
Trial application
Method
Seed soak
Timing
Before sowing for 15 minutes
Rate
20mL solution at 0.06, 0.12, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0%
2018
Biostimulant activity of individual and blended seaweed extracts on the germination and growth of the mung bean.
Journal of Applied Phycology
31(3)
2025-2037
Crop group
