Antifungal properties
The potential of seaweed as an antifungal agents was tested some decades back in several countries worldwide (125). Reports of adoption of seaweed extract as antifungal agent in agriculture are available (126). Hellio et al. (2000) (127), reported the significant reduction in the growth of the fungi after treatment with variety of seaweed extracts, indicating the possession of antimicrobial activity by tested extracts.