The use of seaweed as fertilizer originated in the 19th century in coastal communities. In these areas, residents already collected the large quantities of seaweed deposited by the tide and incorporated it into their land.
Today, it is known that, in addition to nutritional elements, seaweed contains natural substances, such as cytokinins, vitamins, carbohydrates, and proteins, which are beneficial for contributing to improved plant development.
Seaweed is a valuable source of organic matter for crops. The effects on plants, fruits, and seeds are diverse:
- In plants, they contribute to vigorous growth, increased potassium concentration, and greater resistance to stress.
- In fruits, it increases the degree of ripening, delays senescence and increases marketable fruits by increasing their size and uniformity.
- In seeds it helps to speed up germination and improve root growth.
The results that can be obtained with the contribution of algae are strictly related to the production process of seaweed derivatives.
Extracting algae in acidic or alkaline media causes the destruction and/or deactivation of some of the natural components. However, at Cultifort, we offer CULTIMAR plus, a seaweed emulsion that guarantees that 100% of its natural components remain bioactive.
? It is a liquid formulation with easily assimilated active ingredients from seaweed (cytokinins, essential oils, sugars, proteins, mineral salts and vitamins) that contribute to improving plant development and production, with the particularity of delaying fruit senescence and helping to overcome stress situations.
CULTIMAR ? It is a residue-free product and is certified by the Andalusian Committee for Organic Agriculture (CAAE).
In 2004, a work published by Zhang and Ervin showed that cytokinins present in algae induced an increase in the endogenous concentration of cytokinin levels in the seeds and plants themselves.
RESULTS OBTAINED IN RUSSIA WITH CULTIMAR ? IN CEREAL SEEDS:
Significant differences are observed in the root development of the treated with CULTIMAR ? at a rate of 0.5 l/TM vs. untreated control.
References cited: Zhang, X. and Ervin, EH (2004) Cytokinin-Containing Seaweed and Humic Acid Extracts Associated with Creeping Bentgrass Leaf Cytokinins and Drought Resistance. Crop Science, 44, 1737-1745.