Can plant extracts be used as foliar fertilizer for horticultural plants?
Thank you so much for the answers Dr. Barbara Sawicka , Dr. Duraid K. Al-Taey , Dr. Nabeel Hameed Al-Saati
Of Of course, plant extracts be used as foliar fertilizer for horticultural plants Because it is rich in various natural compounds, which are useful for the plant in addition to being natural compounds
I thought about it five years ago but I did not do it Perhaps you are the one who tells us the results
Of course, plant extracts be used as foliar fertilizer for horticultural plants Because it is rich in various natural compounds, which are useful for the plant in addition to being natural compounds
I thought about it five years ago but I did not do it Perhaps you are the one who tells us the results
Thank you so much Dr Hussein Said-Al Ahl I will do it in the near future
Yes it was wide used for this purpose ,for example garlic extracts and seaweeds extracts and many other extracts.The folowing statements represent a part of research titiled:
Effect of Foliar Application with Algae and Plant Extracts on Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Fruitful Mango Trees Cv. Fagri Kalan
by: El-Sharony TF1, El-Gioushy SF and Amin OA1
Roselle (Hibischus sabdariffa L.) belongs to the family Malvaceae. The edible portion is not flowers but calyces. Roselle main ingredients are vitamins C, A, D, B1 and B2, antioxidants, anthocyanins, Fe, Mg and omega3 beta-carotene . Furthermore, using extracts of roselle improve the nutritional status and yield as well as some physical and chemical characteristics of Valencia orange fruits. The beneficial effects of roselle extracts on building plant pigments and organic foods surely reflected on advancing maturity and improving fruit quality . Garlic (Allium sativum ) extract contains enzymes and more than 200 chemical compounds, some of its volatiles are more important i.e. Allicin that gives garlic its antibiotic properties. Its higher contents of volatile and sulphur compounds put both in the top due to their real and essential roles they play in fruiting process of various fruit crops . Garlic also contains vitamins, minerals, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, sulphur and trace of iodine. Seventeen amino acids are found in garlic, including eight essential ones. Effect of garlic extract on plant characters has been interpreted by Sayeeda and Ahmed and El- Shayeb . They reported that garlic extract showed comparatively greater efficacy on promoting growth and nutrition status of groundnut. Abbas et al. also indicated that spray of garlic extract on cucumber at (1:1) increased auxins and decreased gibberellins-like substances, whereas garlic extract at (0.5:1) decreased auxin contents.
Plant extracts be used as foliar fertilizer for horticultural plants bacause Some extracts act as the growth promotor& non-phytotoxic.
Of course, plant extracts be used as foliar fertilizer for horticultural plants Because it is rich in various natural compounds, you can find that in my paper at the attachment (Improving Basil Growth, Yield and Oil Production by Aloe Vera Extract and Active Dry Yeast)
Dear Ammar
A plant extract, obtained from grass clippings, used as a raw material for the fertilizer industry and it is used to recover from iron chlorosis in strawberries.
https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2008044955A1/en
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