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How Microalgae Can Help Reduce the Use of Chemical Fertilisers

Microalgae, tiny oxygen-producing organisms found in water, produce compounds that promote root development in plants. These compounds can be transformed into biostimulants to enhance plant growth. Cristina Brito Lopez is studying the effects of #microalgae “smoothies” on plants as part of the EU-funded research project REALM. In this video, she explains how she is investigating whether these compounds can improve plant growth. If successful, the REALM team will transform these compounds into biostimulants which can help reduce the use of chemical #fertilizers, benefiting both the soil and the #environment. For her work, Cristina Brito Lopez collaborates with Antonia Fichtenbauer, who grows the microalgae that Cristina uses. What makes these microalgae special is that they grow in the wastewater of soilless greenhouses. As they grow, they treat the wastewater by removing residual fertilisers. This makes the production of microalgae more sustainable and reduces the use of freshwater. Would you like to know more about the research of the REALM project?    • REALM - Boosting Microalgae Through Circul...   SOURCES ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Plant growth–promoting microbes and microalgae-based biostimulants: sustainable strategy for agriculture and abiotic stress resilience - Cristina Brito-Lopez & Nicky van der Wielen et al. 2025: https://zenodo.org/records/15547431 SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ https://realmalgae.eu/   / realmalgae     / realmalgae     / realmalgae   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... DISCLAIMER ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.