11138nam 2202929z- 450 991055754670332120231214132834.0(CKB)5400000000044139(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68396(EXLCZ)99540000000004413920202105d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierToward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant BiostimulantsFrom Experimental Data to Practical ApplicationsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (708 p.)3-0365-0028-6 3-0365-0029-4 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.Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants Research & information: generalbicsscBiology, life sciencesbicsscTechnology, engineering, agriculturebicsscCrocus sativus L.biofertilizationarbuscular mycorrhizal fungiantioxidant activitycrocinpicrocrocinpolyphenolssafranalMaizebiostimulantrootstressgrowthgene expressionstem cuttingspropagationroot morphology traitsindole-3-acetic acid (IAA)indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)gibberellinsphenolic compoundsnutrientsnutraceutical potentialsoybeanyieldN organic fertilizerseaweed extractmycorrhizal inoculantsphosphate-solubilizing microorganismsbiofertilizersmicroorganism consortiumbiostimulantsCrocus sativusFunneliformis mosseaeglasshouseprotected cultivationRhizophagus intraradicessubstrateL-methionineL-tryptophanL-glycinelettucenitrogenplant biostimulantenvironmental stressvegetablesfruit qualityplants biostimulantsyieldingBiostimulantsEuglena gracilisalgal polysaccharideβ-glucanwater stresstomatoaeroponicsZea mays Llignohumatelignosulfonatebiological activitynitrogen metabolismcarbon metabolismproteinsphenolicssugarsAscophyllum nodosumSolanum melongenaheterostylypollination efficiencysoilless conditionsabiotic stressalfalfa hydrolysatechitosanzincascorbic acidFragaria x ananassafunctional qualitylycopeneorganic farmingprotein hydrolysateSolanum lycopersicum L.tropical plant extractfertilizermelatoninphytomelatoninplant protectorplant stressLactuca sativa L.legume-derived protein hydrolysatenitrateSeptoriawheatParaburkholderia phytofirmansthyme essential oilisotopephytoparasitic nematodessuppressivenesssustainable managementanti-nutritional substancesfatfibremorphotypeproteincornimagingindustrial cropsmaizenext generation sequencingphenomicsplant phenotypingrow cropsBacillus subtiliscarotenoidsprobioticsPGPRMentha longifoliahumic acidantioxidantsarbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosismycorrhizosphereAMF associated bacteriaplant growth-promoting bacteriaphosphate-solubilizing bacteriasiderophore productionsoil enzymatic activitybiological index fertilitynitrogenase activitymicroelements fertilization (Ti, Si, B, Mo, Zn)seed coatingcover cropvermicompostgrowth enhancementAM fungiPGPBwater deficitcommon beanGlomus spp.organic acidspod qualityseaweed extractsseed qualitytocopherolstotal sugarsbeanamino acidsphenolsflavonoidsmicrobial biostimulantnon-microbial biostimulantLactuca sativa L. var. longifoliamineral profilephysiological mechanismphotosynthesisbiocontrolplant growth promotionsoil inoculantTrichodermaAzotobacterStreptomycesdeproteinized leaf juicefermentationlactic acid bacteriaplant nutritionantioxidant capacityornamental plantsN fertilizationnitrogen use efficiencyleaf qualitySpinacia oleracea L.sustainable agricultureValerianella locusta L.isotopic labelingturfgrasshumic acidsleaf area index (LAI)specific leaf area (SLA)Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) indextuber yieldultrasound-assisted waterfoliar sprayPterocladia capillaceabio-fertilizergrowth parametersJew’s MallowCROPWAT modeleco-friendly practicestotal ascorbic acidMater-Bi®mineral compositionSPAD indexBacillus thuringiensisCapsicum annuummicrobiomestrain-specific primertrackingsweet basilalfalfa brown juicebiostimulationchlorophyll pigmentshistological changeshumic substancesprotein hydrolysatessiliconarbuscular mycorrhizaplant growth promoting rhizobacteriamacroalgaemicroalgaeabiotic stressesnutrient use efficiencyphysiological mechanismsResearch & information: generalBiology, life sciencesTechnology, engineering, agricultureRouphael Youssefedt1328338Colla GiuseppeedtRouphael YoussefothColla GiuseppeothBOOK9910557546703321Toward a Sustainable Agriculture Through Plant Biostimulants3039084UNINA