Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
Volume 51, Issue 3, Pages 243-252Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2015.1134813
Keywords
Active compounds; Baltic macroalgae; bioregulators; plant biostimulants; supercritical fluid extraction
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- National Centre for Research and Development in Poland [PBS/1/A1/2/2012]
- European Social Fund
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The aim of this research was to screen plant growth biostimulant properties of supercritical CO2 macroalgal extracts. To this end secondary metabolites were isolated from the biomass of marine macroalgae from the Baltic Sea (species of Polysiphonia, Ulva and Cladophora). Chemical characteristics of the algal extracts were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy for inorganic constituents and high-performance liquid chromatography and spectrophotometry for organic constituents. Inorganic (macro-and microelements) and organic (plant hormones: auxins and cytokinins; polyphenols) compounds were detected in the extract. Algal extracts were tested primarily on garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.; Brassicaceae) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.; Poaceae). The extracts enhanced chlorophyll and carotenoid content in plant shoots, as well as root thickness and above-ground biomass. The most effective method of application of the extract was by foliar feed on cress and seed maceration for wheat. Algal extracts obtained by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) were found to be a novel natural source of compounds, stimulating growth of cultivated plants. However, field trials will be required to show that the extracts can act as plant biopesticides and growth biostimulants.
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