The University of medicine 's Royal Holloway college has begun a four - year study into the effectiveness of chemical products in battling parasitic worm infections in turfgrass . The study is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Israel Chemicals ( ICL ) , and will provide further research for the chemical company 's SeaMax product , a bio - stimulant which contains a high percentage of Atlantic Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract and has been successful in the sports turf industry . The study will provide detailed research in replacement of scientific reports in determining which seaweed products and extracts may protect themselves from diseases and pests .
The University of London's Royal Holloway college has begun a four-year study into the effects of seaweed products in battling parasitic worm infections in turfgrass. The project is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Israel Chemicals (ICL), and will provide further research for the chemical company's SeaMax product, a bio-stimulant which contains a high percentage of Atlantic Ascophyllum nodosum seaweed extract and has been successful in the sports turf industry. The study will provide detailed research in replacement of scattered reports in determining which seaweed products and extracts may protect plans from diseases and pests.