Significance Of Green And Brown Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer On Seed Germination Of Solanum Melongena, Solanum Lycopersicum And Capsicum Annum By Paper Towel And Pot Method

Research Article
Rinku V. Patel., Krishna Y. Pandya., R.T. Jasrai and Nayana Brahmbhatt
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0902.1590
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer, Germination, Paper Towel Method, Pot Method, EC, Vigour Index
Abstract: 

Today, the challenges faced for higher yield of crop, require implementing modern agricultural practices including use of variety of fertilizers. The commercially available inorganic fertilizer has many environmental hazardous issues that have been supplement by Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer. Seaweeds contains considerable amount of micronutrients and plant growth hormones which helps in seed germination. The Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer prepared from Ulva lactuca, Ulva reticulata, Padina pavonica, Sargassum johnstonii. The effect of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer by different concentrations like 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5% and control (without treatment) were studied for electrical conductivity, seed germination, shoot height, root height, seedling length and seed vigour index content of Solanum melongena, Solanum lycopersicum and Capsicum annum baby plant. The aim of our study was to evaluate effect of different concentration of Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer on vegetables seeds by the paper towel method and pot method maintained under natural conditions. The finding of the present study showed that the brown Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer gave better result as compared to green Seaweed Liquid Fertilizer at 4% concentration.