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.