Global meta-analysis shows reduced quality of food crops under inadequate animal pollination

E Gazzea, P Batáry, L Marini - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Animal pollination supports the production of a wide range of food crops fundamental to
maintaining diverse and nutritionally balanced diets. Here, we present a global meta …

Seaweed extracts as biostimulants in horticulture

D Battacharyya, MZ Babgohari, P Rathor… - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
Seaweeds are green, brown and red marine macroalgae. Extracts of brown seaweeds are
widely used in horticulture crops largely for their plant growth-promoting effects and for their …

Biostimulants research in some horticultural plant species—A review

N Parađiković, T Teklić, S Zeljković… - Food and Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Different substances from the natural origin which have beneficial effects on plant growth
and development, stress resistance, and crop yield and quality can be called biostimulants …

Bee pollination improves crop quality, shelf life and commercial value

BK Klatt, A Holzschuh, C Westphal… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Pollination improves the yield of most crop species and contributes to one-third of global
crop production, but comprehensive benefits including crop quality are still unknown. Hence …

Evaluation of Seaweed Extracts From Laminaria and Ascophyllum nodosum spp. as Biostimulants in Zea mays L. Using a Combination of Chemical, Biochemical …

A Ertani, O Francioso, A Tinti, M Schiavon… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Seaweed extracts can be employed as biostimulants during crop cultivation owing to their
positive effects on plant performance. Therefore, in this study one extract from Laminaria (A) …

Brassica napus Growth is Promoted by Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jol. Seaweed Extract: Microarray Analysis and Physiological Characterization of N, C, and S …

L Jannin, M Arkoun, P Etienne, P Laîné, D Goux… - Journal of plant growth …, 2013 - Springer
Despite its high capacity to take up nitrate from soil, winter rapeseed (Brassica napus) is
characterized by a low N recovery in seeds. Thus, to maintain yield, rapeseed requires a …

Effects of a biostimulant derived from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum on ripening dynamics and fruit quality of grapevines

T Frioni, P Sabbatini, S Tombesi, J Norrie, S Poni… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most modern and traditional grape-growing regions are facing challenging times due to the
unpredictability of weather conditions and warming trends. Innovative and sustainable tools …

Anthocyanins: Biosynthesis, distribution, ecological role, and use of biostimulants to increase their content in plant foods—A review

G Mannino, C Gentile, A Ertani, G Serio, CM Bertea - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the past century, plant biostimulants have been increasingly used in agriculture as
innovative and sustainable practice. Plant biostimulants have been mainly investigated as …

Foliar applications of biostimulants promote growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry plants grown under nutrient limitation

S Soppelsa, M Kelderer, C Casera, M Bassi… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biostimulants have been found effective in enhancing plant resistance toward stressful
conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of selected …

Impact of beneficial microorganisms on strawberry growth, fruit production, nutritional quality, and volatilome

V Todeschini, N AitLahmidi, E Mazzucco… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonize the roots of most terrestrial plant species,
improving plant growth, nutrient uptake and biotic/abiotic stress resistance and tolerance …