An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture
Summary. Seaweed-based plant growth regulators reduce fertilizer inputs while improving pear production. Field trials in Italy cut primary nutrients by 35–46% and total fertilization by 13%, while increasing fruit weight by 5% and yield by 19–55%. The agronomic efficiency of the seaweed treatment exceeded conventional fertilization by five to nine times, demonstrating that farmers can achieve better results with fewer inputs.
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Chami, D. E., & Galli, F.. (2020). An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture. Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091433
Chami, Daniel El, and Fabio Galli. “An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture.” Agronomy, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091433.
Chami, Daniel El, and Fabio Galli. 2020. “An Assessment of Seaweed Extracts: Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture.” Agronomy. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10091433.
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- 10.3390/agronomy10091433
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- Italy
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- Europe
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- agtech, food-systems, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28