Biostimulants: Emerging Role in Sustainable Agriculture for Crop Adaptation and Mitigation Against Abiotic Stress and Food Security DOI

Phetole Mangena,

Lucy Molatudi

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

A Meta-Analysis of Biostimulant Yield Effectiveness in Field Trials DOI Creative Commons
Jing Li, Thijs Van Gerrewey, Danny Geelen

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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: April 14, 2022

Today's agriculture faces many concerns in maintaining crop yield while adapting to climate change and transitioning more sustainable cultivation practices. The application of plant biostimulants (PBs) is one the methods that step forward address these challenges. advantages PBs have been reported numerous times. Yet, there a general lack quantitative assessment overall impact on production. Here we report comprehensive meta-analysis (focus non-microbial PBs) over thousand pairs open-field data total 180 qualified studies worldwide. Yield gains upon biostimulant were compared across different parameters: category, method, species, condition, soil property. results showed (1) add-on benefit among all categories average 17.9% reached highest potential via treatment; (2) applied arid climates vegetable had yield; (3) efficient low organic matter content, non-neutral, saline, nutrient-insufficient, sandy soils. This systematic review provides guidelines gives consultants growers insights into achieving an optimal from application.

Language: Английский

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105

Role of biostimulants in mitigating the effects of climate change on crop performance DOI Creative Commons
Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Sunil Kumar Chongtham, E. Lamalakshmi Devi

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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Oct. 21, 2022

Climate change is a critical yield–limiting factor that has threatened the entire global crop production system in present scenario. The use of biostimulants agriculture shown tremendous potential combating climate change–induced stresses such as drought, salinity, temperature stress, etc. Biostimulants are organic compounds, microbes, or amalgamation both could regulate plant growth behavior through molecular alteration and physiological, biochemical, anatomical modulations. Their nature diverse due to varying composition bioactive they function various modes action. To generate successful biostimulatory action on crops under different parameters, multi– omics approach would be beneficial identify predict its outcome comprehensively. ‘ omics’ greatly helped us understand mode plants at cellular levels. acting messenger signal transduction resembling phytohormones other chemical compounds their cross–talk abiotic help design future management changing climate, thus, sustaining food security with finite natural resources. This review article elucidates strategic prospects mitigating adverse impacts harsh environmental conditions plants.

Language: Английский

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84

Unlocking the potential of biostimulants derived from organic waste and by-product sources: Improving plant growth and tolerance to abiotic stresses in agriculture DOI Creative Commons
Xinjun Zhang, Junhui Yin,

Yan Ma

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Environmental Technology & Innovation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34, P. 103571 - 103571

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Due to population growth and expanding economic activities, waste generation is on the increase globally. Reuse of or by-products in agriculture as biostimulants fertilizers contributes a circular economy. In recent years, there has been an increasing number studies organic waste-derived market for these products expanding. Many have addressed development from various wastes by-products. It worth noting that different types exhibit compositions key mechanisms when used biostimulants, which require analyzing mechanism action multiple fields such chemistry biology. Therefore, this review presents advances with respect biostimulants. Specifically, it outlines characteristics derived extraction techniques. The role organic-waste maintaining plant described, emphasizing their helping plants resist several abiotic stresses. Mechanisms by affect physiological changes are discussed. This provides theoretical foundation enable efficient material resource utilization evidences production environmentally friendly option recycling crop productivity.

Language: Английский

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The Influence of Humic Acids and Nitrophenols on Metabolic Compounds and Pesticide Behavior in Wheat under Biotic Stress DOI Creative Commons
Piotr Iwaniuk, Stanisław Łuniewski, Piotr Kaczyński

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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 1378 - 1378

Published: May 15, 2023

Organic biostimulators support wheat growth in unfavorable conditions; however, to date, multifactorial assessments of their role the plant–pesticide–pathogen system have been poorly investigated. The goal this study was evaluate changes metabolite profile (protein, carbohydrate, phenolic compounds, acid phosphatases, and amino acids) antioxidant potential (antioxidant enzymes) that is infested with F. culmorum exposed humic acids, nitrophenols, six pesticides. Additionally, concentration mycotoxins grain dissipation time pesticides plants were determined. In experiment, we explored differentiated activities acids nitrophenols metabolism during fungal pathogenesis pesticide protection. Nitrophenols decreased oxidative stress through induced catalase activity. contrast, contributed highest enhancement total level carbohydrates (27%) inoculated wheat. Both reduced mycotoxin (DON, 3-AcDON, 15-AcDON, NIV) by 32% increased (13%). Unexpectedly, shortened degradation (DT50) spiroxamine up 60% overall results provide novel information on metabolites, defense, pesticide–biostimulator–pathogen system.

Language: Английский

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Enhancing Horticultural Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change: Harnessing Biostimulants for Environmental Stress Alleviation in Crops DOI Creative Commons

Manya Singh,

Gudammagari Mabu Subahan,

Sunny Sharma

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Stresses, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 23 - 23

Published: March 6, 2025

Climate change significantly impacts agriculture by increasing the frequency and intensity of environmental stresses, which can severely reduce agricultural yields. Adopting sustainable practices is crucial to mitigating these risks enhancing crop resilience. Applying natural compounds microorganisms as biostimulants has gained popularity an eco-friendly approach alleviating abiotic stress in plants. This study reviews current research on applying horticulturally significant crops boost their resistance stressors such salinity, drought, high temperatures. It explores mechanisms through stimulants offer protection, focusing roles key bioactive substances regulating physiological molecular processes for adaptation. The addresses biostimulant formulation, regulation, application challenges. Future directions are suggested harness biostimulants’ potential fully, aiming develop climate-resilient horticultural systems that follow sustainability principles. comprehensive review underscores use a strategy increase yields face climate change, reducing reliance synthetic agrochemicals.

Language: Английский

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Nanoselenium transformation and inhibition of cadmium accumulation by regulating the lignin biosynthetic pathway and plant hormone signal transduction in pepper plants DOI Creative Commons
Dong Li, Chunran Zhou, Jinling Ma

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Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 19(1)

Published: Oct. 12, 2021

Selenium (Se) can promote the growth and resistance of agricultural crops as fertilizers, while role nano-selenium (nano-Se) against Cd remains unclear in pepper plants (Capsicum annuum L.). Biofortification with nano-Se observably restored stress by decreasing level plant tissues boosting accumulation biomass. The Se compounds transformed were primarily form SeMet MeSeCys tissues. Differential metabolites genes signal transduction lignin biosynthesis measured employing transcriptomics determining target metabolites. number lignin-related (PAL, CAD, 4CL, COMT) contents (sinapyl alcohol, phenylalanine, p-coumaryl caffeyl coniferaldehyde) remarkably enhanced treatment Cd1Se0.2, thus, maintaining integrity cell walls roots. It also hormones responsive inducing (BZR1, LOX3, NCDE1) (brassinolide, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid) roots leaves. In general, this study enable a better understanding protective mechanism improving capacity to resist environmental stress.

Language: Английский

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Humic Substances as Microalgal Biostimulants—Implications for Microalgal Biotechnology DOI Creative Commons

Daria Gabriela Popa,

Carmen Elena Lupu, Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei

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Marine Drugs, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. 327 - 327

Published: May 16, 2022

Humic substances (HS) act as biostimulants for terrestrial photosynthetic organisms. Their effects on plants are related to specific HS features: pH and redox buffering activities, (pseudo)emulsifying surfactant characteristics, capacity bind metallic ions encapsulate labile hydrophobic molecules, ability adsorb the wall structures of cells. The properties result from complexity their supramolecular structure. This structure is more dynamic in aqueous solutions/suspensions than soil, which enhances characteristics HS. Therefore, microalgae pronounced plants. reported include increased ionic nutrient availability, improved protection against abiotic stress, including various chemical pollutants species potentially toxic elements, higher accumulation value-added ingredients, enhanced bio-flocculation. These similar those could be considered microalgal biostimulant effects. Such underutilized current biotechnology. review presents knowledge interactions between humic analyzes potential enhance productivity profitability

Language: Английский

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Efficient Polyamine-Based Nanodelivery System for Proline: Enhanced Uptake Improves the Drought Tolerance of Tobacco DOI
Yanxiao Yang, Ying Wei, Meizhen Yin

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 72(3), P. 1550 - 1560

Published: Jan. 11, 2024

Drought stress is one of the most unfavorable factors affecting plant growth and productivity among various environmental stresses. Nanotechnology expected to enhance effectiveness conventional biostimulants. Herein, current study constructed an efficient proline (Pro) nanodelivery system based on a star polyamine (SPc). The hydroxyl groups Pro could assemble with carbonyl SPc, self-assembly SPc formed nanoscale particles Pro/SPc complex. Compared alone, contact angle SPc-loaded decreased, its retentivity uptake increased. Importantly, tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) seeds seedlings treated complex exhibited stronger drought tolerance. RNA-Seq analysis indicated that further upregulate photosynthesis-related genes endocytosis-related genes. for improving bioactivity biostimulants, which has broad application prospects in agricultural field.

Language: Английский

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A practical guide to the discovery of biomolecules with biostimulant activity DOI
Jing Li, Robin Lardon, Sven Mangelinckx

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Journal of Experimental Botany, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(13), P. 3797 - 3817

Published: April 17, 2024

Abstract The growing demand for sustainable solutions in agriculture, which are critical crop productivity and food quality the face of climate change need to reduce agrochemical usage, has brought biostimulants into spotlight as valuable tools regenerative agriculture. With their diverse biological activities, can contribute growth, nutrient use efficiency, abiotic stress resilience, well restoration soil health. Biomolecules include humic substances, protein lysates, phenolics, carbohydrates have undergone thorough investigation because demonstrated biostimulant activities. Here, we review process discovery development extract-based biostimulants, propose a practical step-by-step pipeline that starts with initial identification biomolecules, followed by extraction isolation, determination bioactivity, active compound(s), elucidation mechanisms, formulation, assessment effectiveness. different steps generate roadmap aims expedite transfer interdisciplinary knowledge from laboratory-scale studies pilot-scale production scenarios aligned prevailing regulatory frameworks.

Language: Английский

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A Beginner’s Guide to Osmoprotection by Biostimulants DOI Creative Commons
David Jiménez‐Arias, Fráncisco J. García-Machado,

Sarai Morales-Sierra

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Plants, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 363 - 363

Published: Feb. 13, 2021

Water is indispensable for the life of any organism on Earth. Consequently, osmotic stress due to salinity and drought greatest threat crop productivity. Ongoing climate change includes rising temperatures less precipitation over large areas planet. This leading increased vulnerability conditions that habitually threaten food security in many countries. Such a scenario poses daunting challenge scientists: search innovative solutions save water cultivate under deficit. A formulations including biostimulants capable improving tolerance this promising specific approach. review updates most recent state art field.

Language: Английский

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