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Topic: Liquid Seaweed extract fertilizer
Key concepts: Application &…
Topic: Liquid Seaweed extract fertilizer
Key concepts: Application & limitations, Influence
Chemisty
What are the elements found within seaweed extract?
- magnesium
- potassium
- nitrogen
- Iron
- zinc
⇾ which are all beneficial for plants
e.g nitrogen: important to produce nitrate (key component) required by plants to photosynthesize
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How does it have a redox reaction?
- contains quinone & polyphenol- combined humic acid which takes part in redox reaction & increases sugar content in the fruit.
Environment
how does the application influence the environment?
- comes from sustainable source (maintainable & lots of it)
- can easily be harvested without damaging environment
Is it beneficial for the environment?
- made from various species of seaweed (marine brown algae)
- process: wash, dried, milled & processes to enable the natural benefit to show immediate effect upon contact
Current Application
What is it currently used in?
What are the benefits in application of it?
- boosts growth of agricultures
- increases resistance for plants to frost & disease
- natural & organic
- supports the plants against the stress conditions & reduces loss of fruit
- vigorous growth
- eliminates pests & diseases on vegetation
Economics
How much does it cost to produce?
- cheaper than producing synthetic fertilizers as seaweed is now increasingly being grown in lots of countries because of its benefits on plants
How do the benefits of it being organic reduce economic costs?
- organic: don't need to spend money on the fixing side effects of toxic fertilizers, as seaweed benefits both the soils and all plants
- Synthetic: long term use of chemical fertilizers change pH of soils
Social/Cultural
Is this product more beneficial on society?
- farmers have been struggling to maintain agricultural growth due to increasingly different weathers ⇾ climate change
-if more farmers use it, it would increase food production of their crops
How does seaweed extract fertilizer influence society?
- only small amounts required
- don't need to constantly buy a lot. → saves money
Able to vary the concentration
- don't need to buy different types of fertilizer for different crops
- able to change dilution to fit certain plants
- reduces money spent on buying multiple products
- reduces time spent wasted on mixing multiple fertilizers to ensure it has all the nutrients
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