Feiyu Li1, Siqi Zuo1, Yongzhou Chi1, Chunying Du1, Zhaopeng Shen1, Xihong Han2,3, Xiaohui Wang2,*, Peng Wang1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.11, pp. 1519-1529, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011453
Abstract Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses that affect plant growth and
reduce agricultural productivity. Use of algal extract as a biostimulant is gaining
increased attention from researchers. This study aimed to investigate the potential
of Ulva prolifera extract (UE) as a biostimulant when enzymatically extracted
under conditions of water deficit. UE treatments (0.02%, 0.06%, and 0.1%) significantly improved the shoot length, root length, and dry weight of roots after
120 h of drought stress relative to that in treatment with the negative control.
An increase in catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) activity was also observed
that resulted in… More >
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