Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Production
Title | Biostimulants for Sustainable Crop Production PDF eBook |
Author | Youssef Rouphael |
Publisher | Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Sc |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2020-04-28 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9781786763365 |
Biostimulants stimulate natural processes in crops to enhance nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency (NUE), resistance to abiotic stress and quality traits. This collection reviews key advances in understanding and using biostimulants.
Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants
Title | Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants PDF eBook |
Author | Youssef Rouphael |
Publisher | MDPI |
Total Pages | 708 |
Release | 2021-02-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3036500286 |
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, nutrient efficiency, product quality, and yield stability. Plant biostimulants include diverse organic and inorganic substances, natural compounds, and/or beneficial microorganisms such as humic acids, protein hydrolysates, seaweed and plant extracts, silicon, endophytic fungi like mycorrhizal fungi, and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria belonging to the genera Azospirillum, Azotobacter, and Rhizobium. Other substances (e.g., chitosan and other biopolymers and inorganic compounds) can have biostimulant properties, but their classification within the group of biostimulants is still under consideration. Plant biostimulants are usually applied to high-value crops, mainly greenhouse crops, fruit trees and vines, open-field crops, flowers, and ornamentals to sustainably increase yield and product quality. The global biostimulant market is currently estimated at about $2.0 billion and is expected to reach $3.0 billion by 2021 at an annual growth rate of 13%. A growing interest in plant biostimulants from industries and scientists was demonstrated by the high number of published peer-reviewed articles, conferences, workshops, and symposia in the past ten years. This book compiles several original research articles, technology reports, methods, opinions, perspectives, and invited reviews and mini reviews dissecting the biostimulatory action of these natural compounds and substances and beneficial microorganisms on crops grown under optimal and suboptimal growing conditions (e.g., salinity, drought, nutrient deficiency and toxicity, heavy metal contaminations, waterlogging, and adverse soil pH conditions). Also included are contributions dealing with the effect as well as the molecular and physiological mechanisms of plant biostimulants on nutrient efficiency, product quality, and modulation of the microbial population both quantitatively and qualitatively. In addition, identification and understanding of the optimal method, time, rate of application and phenological stage for improving plant performance and resilience to stress as well as the best combinations of plant species/cultivar × environment × management practices are also reported. We strongly believe that high standard reflected in this compilation on the principles and practices of plant biostimulants will foster knowledge transfer among scientific communities, industries, and agronomists, and will enable a better understanding of the mode of action and application procedures of biostimulants in different cropping systems.
Biostimulants for Crops from Seed Germination to Plant Development
Title | Biostimulants for Crops from Seed Germination to Plant Development PDF eBook |
Author | Shubhpriya Gupta |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Total Pages | 490 |
Release | 2021-06-23 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0128229969 |
Biostimulants for crops from seed germination to plant development focuses on the effects and roles of natural biostimulants in every aspect of plant growth development to reduce the use of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Biostimulants are a group of substances of natural origin that offer a potential to reduce the dependency on harmful chemical fertilizers causing environmental degradation. While there is extensive literature on biostimulants, there remains a gap in understanding how natural biostimulants work and their practical application. This book fills that gap, presenting the ways in which biostimulants enhance seed vigor and plant productivity by looking into their mode of action, an area still being researched for deeper understanding. Exploring the roles of seed germination, pollen tube formation, pollen-pistil interaction, flower and fruit setting, to plant pigments, rhizospheric and soil microorganisms, the book also sheds light on the challenges and realistic opportunities for the use of natural biostimulants. Approaches biostimulant research with the goal of transforming scientific research into practical application Includes real-world examples from laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments Presents the biochemical, physiological and molecular mode of action of biostimulants
Biostimulants in Agriculture
Title | Biostimulants in Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Youssef Rouphael |
Publisher | Frontiers Media SA |
Total Pages | 659 |
Release | 2020-03-24 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 2889635589 |
Biostimulants for Crop Production and Sustainable Agriculture
Title | Biostimulants for Crop Production and Sustainable Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Mirza Hasanuzzaman |
Publisher | CABI |
Total Pages | 542 |
Release | 2022-09-14 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1789248078 |
Agricultural biostimulants are a group of substances or microorganisms, based on natural resources, that are applied to plants or soils to improve nutrient uptake and plant growth, and provide better tolerance to various stresses. Their function is to stimulate the natural processes of plants, or to enrich the soil microbiome to improve plant growth, nutrition, abiotic and/or biotic stress tolerance, yield and quality of crop plants. Interest in plant biostimulants has been on the rise over the past 10 years, driven by the growing interest of researchers and farmers in environmentally-friendly tools for improved crop performance. Improved crop production technologies are urgently needed to meet the growing demand for food for the ever-increasing global population by addressing the impacts of changing climate on agriculture. This book is of interest to researchers in agriculture, agronomy, crop and plant science, soil science and environmental science.
Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture and Crop Production
Title | Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture and Crop Production PDF eBook |
Author | Thelma Bosso |
Publisher | Larsen and Keller Education |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-09-26 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
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Biostimulants are synthetic or natural substances that can be used in soil, seeds and plants, and which influence tolerance towards abiotic stress, uptake of nutrients and nutrient efficiency. Seaweed extracts, helpful fungi and bacteria, humic acids, and liquid manure composting are some of the several types of biostimulants. They are increasingly being used in sustainable agricultural practices. These practices strive to strike a balance between the need to produce food and preserving the ecological system. The three primary goals of sustainable agriculture are maintaining environmental health, ensuring economic profitability, and guaranteeing social and economic equity. Biostimulants are compatible with the most progressive farming practices utilized in integrated crop management. They act as soil conditioners and assist the plants in securing nutrients, increasing crop productivity, and repelling pests. This book aims to shed light on the use of biostimulants in sustainable agriculture and crop production. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. This book will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area of agriculture science.
Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal Fodder
Title | Seaweeds as Plant Fertilizer, Agricultural Biostimulants and Animal Fodder PDF eBook |
Author | Leonel Pereira |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Total Pages | 246 |
Release | 2019-10-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0429945116 |
The main effects of Seaweed extracts (Ascophyllum, Fucus, Sargassum, Saccorhiza, Laminaria, Gelidium and others), when used as agricultural fertilizers, are better seed germination and higher quality fruit production, with longer shelf life; better use of soil nutrients; more productive crops and plants with greater resistance to unfavorable environmental conditions. Algae also have a long history of use as animal feed. They have a highly variable composition depending on the species, collection season and habitat, and on external conditions such as water temperature, light intensity and nutrient concentration in water. In relation to ruminal fermentation, a high variability of the digestibility values was found among seaweed species and cannot be attributed only to the composition of different nutrients of the algae. The role of marine algae for reduction of methane production is discussed with particular emphasis on novel algae-based feed strategies that target minimal methane emissions without affecting the functionality of the microbiota and overall animal productivity. Key Features: Sustainable Agriculture Natural Feeding Nutrients Liquid Seaweed Agricultural Biostimulants Natural Pesticides