The Potential of a New Commercial Seaweed Extract in Stimulating Morpho-Agronomic and Bioactive Properties of Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav

Shimaa M. Hassan, Mohamed Ashour, Ahmed A. F. Soliman, Hesham A. Hassanien, Walaa F. Alsanie, Ahmed Gaber and Mostafa E. Elshobary
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Shimaa M. Hassan: Department of Vegetable, Faculty of Agriculture (El-Shatby), Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt
Mohamed Ashour: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo 11516, Egypt
Ahmed A. F. Soliman: National Research Center, Drug Bioassay-Cell Culture Laboratory, Pharmacognosy Department, Cairo 12622, Egypt
Hesham A. Hassanien: Animal and Fish Production Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Walaa F. Alsanie: Department of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Gaber: Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Mostafa E. Elshobary: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: This study aimed to understand the effect of commercial seaweed extract as a biofertilizer, named True-Algae-Max (TAM ® ), on the yield, nutritional, antioxidant, and cytotoxic activity of Eruca vesicaria . Three concentrations of TAM ® (5, 10, and 15%) were studied by foliar spray over the two cultivation years (2016 and 2017) without any chemical fertilizer, along with a control consisting of synthetic nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) fertilizers. The yield and composition of E. vesicaria were significantly improved in all treatments, particularly at 10% concentration of TAM ® , which resulted in maximum yield (1.99 kg m −2 ) and significant amounts of chlorophyll, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids and total nutrients. Compared to the NPK control, E. vesicaria grown with 10% of TAM ® improved total antioxidant activity from 41.80 to 49.36 mg g −1 and cytotoxicity from 25.30 to 60.40% with an IC 50 value 85.7 µg mL −1 against the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). These findings indicate that seaweed extract can generally be used as a safe potential multifunctional biofertilizer in the agricultural field. The use of seaweed as a biofertilizer could potentially help mitigate the adverse effects of main nutrient deficiencies, diminishing the use of chemical fertilizers.

Keywords: antioxidant; biofertilizer; growth regulators; cytotoxicity; HepG2; Eruca vesicaria; seaweed extract; TAM ®; 5-Silaspiro[4.4]nona-; phytol; rhodopin; nonadecane (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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