• Parimita. P. Sharma
• Dr. Mansi P. Phanse

Biostimulants are environmentally safe compounds which work by stimulating plant growth to boost agricultural yield. Animal protein hydrolysates are generally by-products obtained from food industry. Gelatin derived from fish scale waste is a protein hydrolysate which has the potential to be used as biostimulants. After pre-treating the waste scales of Protonibea diacanthus (Ghol) gelatin was extracted by thermal hydrolysis using an autoclave. Extracted gelatin was brownish yellow in colour with fishy odour. Scale gelatin was used as a biostimulant to study its effects on plant growth, percentage seed germination, root and shoot length, leaf area, chlorophyll content, and protein concentration of Vigna radiata (mung). The gelatin treatment to mung seeds showed positive influence on all the plant growth parameters. Increase in the chlorophyll content and protein content of the plant was observed which may lead to better yield. Hence scale gelatin was found to be an effective biostimulant.

Biostimulant, gelatin, Protonibea diacanthus, Vigna radiata, scale, chlorophyll

"Evaluation of the biostimulant properties of scale gelatin from Protonibea diacanthus on Vigna radiata ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.c582-c587, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302278.pdf

"Evaluation of the biostimulant properties of scale gelatin from Protonibea diacanthus on Vigna radiata ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppc582-c587, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302278.pdf