Effect of Seaweed Extract on the Growth and Productivity of Potato Plants

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Reem Issa, Mitiady Boras, Riad Zidan

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I2P116

How to Cite?

Reem Issa, Mitiady Boras, Riad Zidan, "Effect of Seaweed Extract on the Growth and Productivity of Potato Plants," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 2, pp. 83-89, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I2P116

Abstract:

The present study aimsto study the effect of algaeextract (AE) on the growth and production of the potato plants´Spunta´cv.Therefore, two field experiments was carried during two spring seasons of 2017 and 2018 in Baniays, Syria. It included 4 treatments as control treatment (without treating the tubers), spraying the plants with AE atof 200 mg / l, soaking the tubers + spraying the plants,and (soaking the tubers in the given rate). Thesetwo experiments were conducted as completely randomized design with 4 replications for each treatment (15 plants per replication).
The gained results showed that the treatment with the Algae extract at the given rate(200mg/l); resulted in increases the germination of the tubers, increased the plants growth attributes as leaves number, the leaf area,tubers number, and the plant production. Thesoaking treatment of the tubers ,and spraying the plants treatments showed a clear significant increases in the leaf area, the plant production and the tubers content dry matter and the starch which recorded the highestpercent values comparing with the other treatments whereas, dry matter recorded 19.4%, and starch percentage content was 13.3 %, meanwhile, control plants showed less values 14.9 % and 9.3 %,respectively.

Keywords:

potato, amino acid, soaking, spraying, yield.

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