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Four algae-based extracts were tested: the raw extract of red macroalgae Calliblepharis jubata (CJ), Ulasco (UA), Grasco (GR) and \u201cAgriAlgae Foliar\u201d (AA), the latter with microalgae. The extracts were evaluated for their physicochemical parameters (pH, electrical conductivity and solids), macro and microelements, phenolic compounds and antioxidants. Afterwards, seed germination trials were carried out with turnip seeds (Brassica rapa var. cymosa L.), and pot trials were carried out with Cherry Belle (Flora Lusitana, Cantanhede, Portugal) radish plants (Raphanus sativus L.), to verify the biostimulant potential of the extracts in horticulture. In the pot trials, all the treatments led to better yields and nutritional quality. The UA 0.12 extract influenced the heaviest roots (40.32 \u00b1 11.89 g), on average, and the GR 0.10 extract in roots with the highest percentage of proteins (1.866 \u00b1 0.004% dm), phenolic compounds (0.12121 mg eq. gallic acid\/g fm) and antioxidants (0.0754 \u00b1 0.0000 mg eq. ascorbic acid\/g fm). The radishes treated with the AA 0.003 extract showed the greatest uniformity, the healthiest leaves, with the highest flavonoid content and the heaviest aerial part (19.52 \u00b1 5.99 g). 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