Seaweed Extract Fertilizer

Introduction

A simple and novel process of production of Seaweed extract Fertilizer in liquid and powder form useful as an organic nutrition source for almost all type of plants. The fertilizer contains mineral nutrients, vitamins, and micronutrients, which enhance the plant growth. It can be applied as foliar spray or directly applied to the soil as an organic nutrition source. Fertilizers derived from seaweeds are found to be superior to chemical fertilizers due to high level of organic matter, micro and macro elements, vitamins and fatty acids. They can be used with or without chemical fertilizers. Seaweed extracts are allowed as fertilizer for organic farming production practices whereas synthetic chemical fertilizers are prohibited for Organic Food Production. Now-a-days seaweed fertilizers are gaining popularity for achieving higher crop production and soil quality improvement. Seaweed extracts can be manufactured in liquid and powder form and used as fertilizers for all type of crops, grasses and trees. 

 

Advantages:

 

•  Fertilizer. Seaweed has 60 trace minerals and ready-to-use nutrients including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate, and magnesium. It also contains hormones to encourage plant growth.Unlike other garden amendments, such as manure, seaweed does not need to decompose before being a benefit to your garden.

•  Mulch. Like all mulches, seaweed helps to keep soil moist thus reducing your need to water the garden. An application of seaweed will reduce how often you need to weed. It contains no seeds that could possibly turn into weeds as bark mulch sometimes does.Recently I've become aware that bark mulch can be a fire danger because it is dry and acts like kindling. Seaweed presents no such danger.

•  Pest control. Slugs especially hate seaweed because of its sharp edges and salt. Birds and other garden pests dislike it for the same reasons.

•  Improved aeration. Seaweed helps aerate the soil just like peat moss does, but it has the added benefit of delivering nutrients and minerals.Prevents fungus and disease. Seaweed helps you to grow strong, healthy plants, and healthy plants resist fungus and disease.

•  Doesn't blow away. Unlike other compost and mulches, seaweed (especially when it is still wet) won't blow away in a stiff wind.

For further information please contact :

National Research Development Corporation
20-22, Zamroodhpur Community Centre
Kailash Colony Extn.
New Delhi - 110048