Application of seaweeds
Seaweeds are converted into a variety of goods, such as food and
nutritional supplements for humans and livestock, fertilizer, unique
biochemicals, and biofuels (72). Seaweeds have gained its diverse
application in agriculture (73, 74) such as enhancement of health and
growth of plants specifically root and shoot elongation (75),
stimulation of seed germination (76) , improvement of nutrient and water
uptake (77), biocontrol and resistance toward phytopathogenic organisms
(78), frost and saline resistance, biocontrol and remediation of
pollutants of contaminated soil and fertilization (79). Table 2
indicates selected applications of seaweeds in differing aspects of
life.