Biostimulants for plant growth and mitigation of abiotic stresses: A metabolomics perspective

L Nephali, LA Piater, IA Dubery, V Patterson, J Huyser… - Metabolites, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adverse environmental conditions due to climate change, combined with declining soil
fertility, threaten food security. Modern agriculture is facing a pressing situation where novel …

An overview of plant-based natural biostimulants for sustainable horticulture with a particular focus on moringa leaf extracts

F Zulfiqar, A Casadesús, H Brockman, S Munné-Bosch - Plant Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The horticulture sector is facing various challenges in the near future. Aside from
maintaining or even improving yields, sustainable horticulture production is crucial to …

Developing biostimulants from agro-food and industrial by-products

L Xu, D Geelen - Frontiers in plant science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In modern agriculture, seeking eco-friendly ways to promote plant growth and enhance crop
productivity is of priority. Biostimulants are a group of substances from natural origin that …

Biostimulants application: A low input cropping management tool for sustainable farming of vegetables

MH Shahrajabian, C Chaski, N Polyzos… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biostimulants, are a diverse class of compounds including substances or microorganism
which have positive impacts on plant growth, yield and chemical composition as well as …

The opportunity of valorizing agricultural waste, through its conversion into biostimulants, biofertilizers, and biopolymers

D Puglia, D Pezzolla, G Gigliotti, L Torre, ML Bartucca… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The problems arising from the limited availability of natural resources and the impact of
certain anthropogenic activities on the environment must be addressed as soon as possible …

Linking abiotic stress, plant metabolites, biostimulants and functional food

T Teklić, N Parađiković, M Špoljarević… - Annals of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plants must cope with different environmental stresses during their whole lifetime. Abiotic
stresses like drought, salt, mineral nutrition disturbances and temperature stress are …

Plant extracts-importance in sustainable agriculture

K Godlewska, D Ronga, I Michalak - Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2021 - agronomy.it
Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for
production of valuable, and useful bio-products (eg., food, cosmetics, medicines …

Biostimulant substances for sustainable agriculture: Origin, operating mechanisms and effects on cucurbits, leafy greens, and nightshade vegetables species

F Cristofano, C El-Nakhel, Y Rouphael - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a pressing matter of anthropogenic nature to which agriculture contributes
by abusing production inputs such as inorganic fertilizers and fertigation water, thus …

Plant biostimulant regulatory framework: prospects in Europe and current situation at international level

F Caradonia, V Battaglia, L Righi, G Pascali… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2019 - Springer
This review analyses the current regulatory procedures for plant biostimulants, both at an EU
level and beyond the EU, and explores the future regulation of these substances in the EU …

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 …