The addition of a local commercial seaweed extract (Kelpak®) to crop plants has proven to be beneficial as it improves growth and yields. Its efficiency has been attributed to its production method that involves a cold process, resulting in a product containing significant amounts of plant growth regulators (auxins and cytokinins). The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the effects of this commercial seaweed concentrate (Kelpak®) on the growth of Gracilaria gracilis (Stackhouse) Steentoft, Irvine et Farnham, with a view to the potential in mariculture, especially as this red seaweed is currently under cultivation in South Africa as feed in abalone aquaculture.
Reference:
Leitao, D. 2005. Effects of commercial kelp extract and plant growth regulators on growth of Gracilaria gracilis in culture. University of Cape Town.
Leitao, D. (2005). Effects of commercial kelp extract and plant growth regulators on growth of Gracilaria gracilis in culture. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6707
Leitao, Daniela. "Effects of commercial kelp extract and plant growth regulators on growth of Gracilaria gracilis in culture." Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6707
Leitao D. Effects of commercial kelp extract and plant growth regulators on growth of Gracilaria gracilis in culture. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6707
