Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants From Experimental Data to Practical Applications

• Other Authors: Rouphael, Youssef (Editor), Colla, Giuseppe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Technology, engineering, agriculture; Crocus sativus L.; biofertilization; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; antioxidant activity; crocin; picrocrocin; polyphenols; safranal; Maize; biostimulant; root; stress; growth; gene expression; stem cuttings; propagation; root morphology traits; indole-3-acetic acid (IAA); indole-3-butyric acid (IBA); gibberellins; phenolic compounds; nutrients; nutraceutical potential; soybean; yield; N organic fertilizer; seaweed extract; mycorrhizal inoculants; phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms; biofertilizers; microorganism consortium; biostimulants; Crocus sativus; Funneliformis mosseae; glasshouse; protected cultivation; Rhizophagus intraradices; substrate; L-methionine; L-tryptophan; L-glycine; lettuce; nitrogen; plant biostimulant; environmental stress; vegetables; fruit quality; plants biostimulants; yielding; Biostimulants; Euglena gracilis; algal polysaccharide; β-glucan; water stress; tomato; aeroponics; Zea mays L; lignohumate; lignosulfonate; biological activity; nitrogen metabolism; carbon metabolism; proteins; phenolics; sugars; Ascophyllum nodosum; Solanum melongena; heterostyly; pollination efficiency; soilless conditions; abiotic stress; alfalfa hydrolysate; chitosan; zinc; ascorbic acid; Fragaria x ananassa; functional quality; lycopene; organic farming; protein hydrolysate; Solanum lycopersicum L.; tropical plant extract; fertilizer; melatonin; phytomelatonin; plant protector; plant stress; Lactuca sativa L.; legume-derived protein hydrolysate; nitrate; Septoria; wheat; Paraburkholderia phytofirmans; thyme essential oil; isotope; phytoparasitic nematodes; suppressiveness; sustainable management; anti-nutritional substances; fat; fibre; morphotype; protein; corn; imaging; industrial crops; maize; next generation sequencing; phenomics; plant phenotyping; row crops; Bacillus subtilis; carotenoids; probiotics; PGPR; Mentha longifolia; humic acid; antioxidants; arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; mycorrhizosphere; AMF associated bacteria; plant growth-promoting bacteria; phosphate-solubilizing bacteria; siderophore production; soil enzymatic activity; biological index fertility; nitrogenase activity; microelements fertilization (Ti, Si, B, Mo, Zn); seed coating; cover crop; vermicompost; growth enhancement; AM fungi; PGPB; water deficit; common bean; Glomus spp.; organic acids; pod quality; seaweed extracts; seed quality; tocopherols; total sugars; bean; amino acids; phenols; flavonoids; microbial biostimulant; non-microbial biostimulant; Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia; mineral profile; physiological mechanism; photosynthesis; biocontrol; plant growth promotion; soil inoculant; Trichoderma; Azotobacter; Streptomyces; deproteinized leaf juice; fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; plant nutrition; antioxidant capacity; ornamental plants; N fertilization; nitrogen use efficiency; leaf quality; Spinacia oleracea L.; sustainable agriculture; Valerianella locusta L.; isotopic labeling; turfgrass; humic acids; leaf area index (LAI); specific leaf area (SLA); Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) index; tuber yield; ultrasound-assisted water; foliar spray; Pterocladia capillacea; bio-fertilizer; growth parameters; Jew's Mallow; CROPWAT model; eco-friendly practices; total ascorbic acid; Mater-Bi®; mineral composition; SPAD index; Bacillus thuringiensis; Capsicum annuum; microbiome; strain-specific primer; tracking; sweet basil; alfalfa brown juice; biostimulation; chlorophyll pigments; histological changes; humic substances; protein hydrolysates; silicon; arbuscular mycorrhiza; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; macroalgae; microalgae; abiotic stresses; nutrient use efficiency; physiological mechanisms
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Over the past decade, interest in plant biostimulants has been on the rise, compelled by the growing interest of researchers, extension specialists, private industries, and farmers in integrating these products in the array of environmentally friendly tools to secure improved crop performance, nutri...