ORIGINAL RESEARCH
New Micronutrient Fertilizer Biocomponents
Based on Seaweed Biomass
Łukasz Tuhy, Mateusz Samoraj, Sylwia Baśladyńska, Katarzyna Chojnacka
Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology,
Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland
Smoluchowskiego 25, 50-372 Wroclaw, Poland
Submission date: 2015-01-28
Final revision date: 2015-03-03
Acceptance date: 2015-04-01
Publication date: 2015-09-21
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(5):2213–2221
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
Physicochemical parametersOthersPlantsTreatment and managementOthersHeavy metalsHeavy metals - others
ABSTRACT
In the present paper, the novel environmentally friendly micronutrient fertilizer biocomponents produced
via biosorption and based on the biomass of seaweed were introduced. The utilitarian properties of new
preparations were examined in germination tests on Lepidium sativum. The application of micronutrient biocomponents
with zinc resulted in the higher mass of plant and higher content of zinc in comparison with the
untreated group and reference materials, leading to the biofortification of plants with this micronutrient
(a more than 20-fold increase in zinc level was obtained). It was observed that the dosage of zinc influenced
plant mass and element content of plants. Statistically significant correlations between zinc and other microand
macronutrients were observed. Also, a strong positive correlation (0.55) between zinc and plant mass was
found.
The micronutrient biocomponents produced via the biosorption process can constitute an alternative tool for micronutrient fertilization as preparations characterized by high bioavailability of nutrients and high biodegradability constituting an “eco-friendly” method for micronutrient biofortification of plants.
The micronutrient biocomponents produced via the biosorption process can constitute an alternative tool for micronutrient fertilization as preparations characterized by high bioavailability of nutrients and high biodegradability constituting an “eco-friendly” method for micronutrient biofortification of plants.
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