Carrageenan boosts mungbean yield by 750%
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Applying carrageenans from edible on the leaves of mungbean increases crop yield by an astounding 750 percent. When applied on peanut as foliar spray, the co-called carrageenanPlant Growth Promoter increase yield by as a much as 60 percent. Because of its strong binding to food proteins, carrageenan is widely used as a gelling, thickening and stabilizing ingredient in the food industry, especially in dairy and meat products.
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Icamina, P. (2018, January 10). Carrageenan boosts mungbean yield by 750%. Malaya Business Insight, p. A2.
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Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) Central Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center Department of Agriculture's Cagayan Valley Research Center Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
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