ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Changes in Protein Compounds
and Monosaccharides in Select Grass Species
Following Application of a Seaweed Extract
Grażyna Anna Ciepiela, Agnieszka Godlewska
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University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce,
B. Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(1):35-41
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ABSTRACT
The objective of our study was to determine changes in protein and monosaccharide content in select
grass species due to an application of the kelp species Ecklonia maxima extract. The field experiment was
arranged as a randomized sub-block design (split-split-plot) with three replicates. The following factors were
examined: growth stimulant with the trade name Kelpak SL, which was either applied at the rate of 2,000
dm3·ha-1 or not applied, pure-sown grass species, and cultivars (Dactylis glomerata, cv. Amila and Tukan;
Festulolium braunii, cv. Felopa and Agula). Protein compounds and monosaccharides were determined in the
dry matter of the tested grasses. The biostimulant Kelpak significantly increased both protein compounds and
monosaccharides as well as the carbohydrate-protein ratio in the plants. The grass species and their cultivars
had different levels of protein compounds and carbohydrates.