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GERMINATION of paddy seeds is accelerated after treatments with algal hormones1,2,4. If rice seeds are treated with extracts of the Phormidium species before sowing, the algal hormone in the extract markedly promotes growth and development of both roots and shoots of rice seedlings3. The present investigation deals with the effect of algal hormones in extract of Phormidium foveolarum (Mont.) Gomont on vegetative growth, crop yield and protein content of rice seeds.
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SHUKLA, A., GUPTA, A. Influence of Algal Growth-promoting Substances on Growth, Yield and Protein Contents of Rice Plants. Nature 213, 744 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213744a0
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