Biostimulants for sustainable crop production / edited by Youssef Rouphael, Patrick du Jardin, Patrick Brown, Stefania De Pascale and Giuseppe Colla.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rouphael, Youssef, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 84.

Burleigh dodds series in agricultural science ; 84

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant growth promoting substances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

With increasing concerns about the environmental impact of fertilizers, there is a growing need for the sector to develop more sustainable, climate-smart' methods of crop production. Biostimulants have attracted growing attention since they offer the potential to enhance yields through stimulating natural processes in crops. Biostimulants for sustainable crop production provides a comprehensive review of the key advances in understanding and using biostimulants. This collection covers the major groups of biostimulants, from humic substances and seaweed extracts to protein hydrolysates and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), as well as the practical application of biostimulants in areas such as enhancing nutrient use efficiency (NUE).

Contents:

Intro

Biostimulants for sustainable crop production

Contents

Series list

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Introduction and biostimulant characterization

Chapter 1 Plant biostimulants: a new paradigm for the sustainable intensification of crops

1 Introduction

2 The establishment of the term 'biostimulant'

3 Plant biostimulants as functional ingredients of fertilizing products

4 Identifying the bioactive constituents of plant biostimulants

5 Microbial biostimulants

6 Conclusion

7 Acknowledgments

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 2 Bioactive compounds and evaluation of biostimulant activity

2 Active components

3 Data requirements

4 Mode of action

5 The omics approach

6 Hormone-like activity and in vitro assays

7 Conclusion and future trends

8 References

Part 2 Non-microbial and microbial categories of biostimulants

Chapter 3 Humic substances (HS) as plant biostimulants in agriculture

2 Production and characteristics of humic substances

3 Humic substances and plant nutrition

4 Effects of humic substances on soil

5 Biological activities of humic substances

6 Commercial humates in agriculture

7 Conclusions

Chapter 4 Seaweed extracts as plant biostimulants in agriculture

2 Classification, legal requirements for biostimulant registration and the biostimulant market

3 Effects and mode of action of seaweed extracts on plant primary and secondary metabolism

4 Effect of seaweed extracts on plant physiology

5 Effects and mode of action of seaweed extracts on abiotic stress tolerance of horticultural and agronomic crops

6 Effect of seaweed extracts on modulation of the rhizosphere microbial population

7 Conclusion

8 References.

Chapter 5 Biostimulant action of protein hydrolysates on crops

2 Bioactive compounds

3 Effects of protein hydrolysates on germination, growth, and yield of crops

4 Soil nutrient availability and nutrient-use efficiency

5 Crop tolerance to abiotic stress

6 Product quality

9 Acknowledgement

10 References

Chapter 6 Silicon as a biostimulant in agriculture

2 Silicon availability in fertilizers and growing media

3 Plant accumulation, transport and deposition of silicon

4 Silicon and plant abiotic defense: drought and salinity

5 Silicon and plant abiotic defense: tolerance to heavy metals

6 Silicon and plant abiotic defense: tolerance to other environmental stresses

7 Silicon and enhanced growth

8 Silicon and phytotoxicity

9 Regulatory issues

10 Summary and future trends

11 Abbreviations

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

Chapter 7 Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as plant biostimulants in agriculture

2 Plant growth promotion

3 Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and abiotic stress

4 Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) against biotic stress

5 Dangers of assuming the effectors or mechanisms are known

6 Conclusion and future trends

7 Where to look for further information

Chapter 8 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biostimulants for sustainable crop production

2 Functions and benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi

3 Requirements for successful implementation of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in sustainable plant production

4 The current market for mycorrhizal products

5 Conclusion

6 Where to look for further information

7 References.

Part 3 Innovation and practical applications

Chapter 9 Designing and formulating microbial and non-microbial biostimulants

2 The biostimulant development process

3 Industrial case study 1: mycorrhizal inoculants

4 Industrial case study 2: vegetal-based protein hydrolysates

5 Future trends

6 References

Chapter 10 Plant biostimulants and their influence on nutrient use efficiency (NUE)

2 Humic and fulvic substances

3 Microbial biostimulants

4 Seaweeds and algae

5 Protein hydrolysates

7 References

Chapter 11 Combining plant biostimulants and precision agriculture

2 Monitoring spatial variability in soil and plants

3 Site-specific management based on uniform management zones

4 Site-specific application of farming inputs

5 Precision application techniques for biostimulants

6 Case study: biostimulants in precision viticulture

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78676-338-9

1-78676-339-7

1-003-04786-6

9781003047865

OCLC:

1190753627