As agriculture has evolved through the years, so too has information regarding the most suitable environmental parameters for optimum growth, yield and quality. Among these requirements are many components found in Seaweed meal . Trace Elements Crops that contain sufficient levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium require a complement of trace elements, elements that are essential in small quantities to maintain a balanced diet for livestock feeding off these crops.
Vitamin E is an anti-sterility vitamin that also promotes ease of birth in livestock.
Other vitamins present are Vitamin B2 and Vitamin C which benefit in maintaining a balanced diet. Seaweed Meal also contains many amino acids - the basic component of proteins. Many amino acids cannot be made in the animal system and their only source for animals and indeed humans is through plant consumption. Microbial population size has been found to increase dramatically in the presence of alginate gels. Alginates also absorb large volumes of water thus increasing the moisture in the soil.