Biostimulants (a diverse class of compounds including substances or
microorganisms) are helpful in sustainable plants growth and
development. They accelerate plant growth, yield, and chemical
composition even under unfavorable conditions. The main
biostimulants are nitrogen-containing compounds, humic materials,
some specific compounds released by microbes, plants, and animals,
various seaweed extracts, bio-based nanomaterials, phosphite,
silicon, and so on. Additionally, new generation products and
bioproducts are being developed for sustainable plant growth and
protection. Some research works in the area of biotechnology and
nanobiotechnology have shown improved sustainable plant growth and
production. The protective roles of biostimulants are varied
depends on the compound and plant species. Exposure of
biostimulants have shown accelerated plants growth and
developmental processes for instance, manage stomatal conductance
and rate of transpiration, and increase rate of photosynthesis etc.
They also increased crop plants immune systems against the adverse
situation. Thus, use of innovations of new generation biostimulants
also enhance plant production systems, through a significant
reduction of synthetic chemicals such as pesticides and
fertilizers. Moreover, bioinoculants commercial products obtained
from seaweed extract, humic acids, amino acids, fulvic acids, and
some microbial inoculants have shown their potential role in
adventitious root induction in plants. Microbial inoculants or
microbial-based biostimulants, as a promising and eco-friendly
technology, can be widely used to address environmental concerns
and fulfill the need for developing sustainable or modern
agriculture practices. They have great potential to elicit plant
tolerance to various climate change-related stresses and thus
enhance plant growth and overall performance-related features.
However, for successful implementation biostimulants-based
agriculture in the field under changing climate conditions, an
understanding of plant functions and biostimulants interaction or
action mechanisms coping with various abiotic as well as biotic
stresses at the physicochemical, metabolic, and molecular levels is
required. Mycorrhizae are beneficial fungi that form symbiotic
associations with plants and aid in plant development, disease
resistance, and soil health is well established. Similarly,
phyllospheric microbiome are known to possess different plant
growth promotion attributes like nitrogen fixation, phosphate
solubilization, biocontrol activity, and increase plant resistance
towards abiotic stresses. The plant growth promotion traits
possessed by these phyllospheric microbiota can be judiciously
harbored for phyllospheric and rhizospheric engineering. The
engineered phyllospheric and rhizospheric microbiome can increase
the plant growth and productivity, thereby, can act as a driving
force for increasing the agricultural production in a sustainable
manner. Taken together, this book aims to contribute to the recent
understanding associated with the various role and application of
biostimulants on different plant for their sustainable growth and
management.
General
Imprint: |
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Plant Biology, sustainability and climate change |
Release date: |
2024 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Azamal Husen
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 191mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-443-15884-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-443-15884-3 |
Barcode: |
9780443158841 |
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