Biostimulant activity of brown seaweed species from Strangford Lough: Compositional analyses of polysaccharides and bioassay of extracts using mung bean (Vigno mungo L.) and pak choi (Brassica rapa chinensis L.)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1081-1091

  Sharma, S H S ^a   Lyons, G ^a   McRoberts, C ^a   McCall, D ^a   Carmichael, E ^a   Andrews, F ^a   Swan, R ^a   McCormack, R ^a   Mellon, R ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mung bean; Pak choi; Phaeophyta; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. CHINENSIS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; FUCUS VESICULOSUS; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM MUTICUM; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 84866100783     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9737-5     Document Type: Article

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