Most horticultural research in the past 50 years has focused on wild wrack seaweed, Ascophyllum in particular, because: - Its exceptional range of plant growth regulators have significant effects on phyto hormones and by this means the rate of division as well as the elongation of cells
- Its own hormones or auxins help protect against pests such as aphids, red spider, botrytis, and root nematodes
- Its unique polysaccharides act as soil conditioners
- Its phenols help initiate and assist root development
- Micronutrients and compounds assist the organic balance in all plant functions particularly at times of stress such as flowering, maturation, transplanting and during periods of extreme heat, drought or frost
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