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Liquid seawater fertilizer is not only organic but also eco-friendly. Justify,

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Seaweed limit fertilizer (SLF) contains organic nutrients, like cytokinin , gibberellins and auxin. It also contains macro and micro nutrients. Seaweed liquid fertilizer is made from kelp (brown algae), which contains alginate. This alginate reacts with metals in the soil and form long, cross linked polimers, which improve the crumbing of soil , swell up when they get wet. It retain moisture for long time. They are especially useful in organic gardering, which provides carbohydrate plants.
This manure has more than 70 minerals, vitamins and enzymes which promote vigorous growth in plants. The plants grown in seaweed liquid fertilizer have improved resistance to frost and disease, indicating that this fertilizer is ecofriendly-pesticide.
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