Unlocking the potential of brown algae as a biostimulant and its role in disease resistance and stress tolerance in crop plants
Manoj Kumar, Dhanya Punjamgod, Srivatsa Udupa, Nikhil Kumar Ramesha, Sachin Ashok Thorat, Arya Kaniyassery, Padmalatha S. Rai, Kulanthaiyasu Arunkumar, Annamalai Muthusamy · 2026
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Manoj Kumar and colleagues review brown algae as a farm input that can lift crop growth and help plants withstand stress, in a 2026 article. Extracts of these seaweeds are rich in natural sugars such as alginates, fucoidans, and laminarins, plus vitamins, minerals, and polyphenols.
With climate pressure and heavy chemical use straining food production, interest in gentler inputs has grown. The review pulls together earlier work on how seaweed extracts act on plants, from growth signals to stronger defenses against disease, drought, and salt. The authors present brown algae as a practical, lower-impact tool for modern farming, while sorting proven effects from claims that still rest on thin proof.
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| CREATOR | Manoj Kumar, Dhanya Punjamgod, Srivatsa Udupa, Nikhil Kumar Ramesha, Sachin Ashok Thorat, Arya Kaniyassery, Padmalatha S. Rai, Kulanthaiyasu Arunkumar, Annamalai Muthusamy |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 122418 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |