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Biostimulants for crops from seed germination to plant development focuses on the effects and roles of natural biostimulants in every aspect of plant growth development to reduce the use of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Biostimulants are a group of substances of natural origin that offer a potential to reduce the dependency on harmful chemical fertilizers causing environmental degradation. While there is extensive literature on biostimulants, there remains a gap in understanding how natural biostimulants work and their practical application. This book fills that gap, presenting the ways in which biostimulants enhance seed vigor and plant productivity by looking into their mode of action, an area still being researched for deeper understanding. Exploring the roles of seed germination, pollen tube formation, pollen-pistil interaction, flower and fruit setting, to plant pigments, rhizospheric and soil microorganisms, the book also sheds light on the challenges and realistic opportunities for the use of natural biostimulants.
Contents
1. Introduction to natural biostimulants
2. Mode of application of biostimulants
3. Role of natural biostimulants in seed germination
4. Influence of biostimulants on pollen tube development
5. Role of biostimulants in pollen-pistil interaction
6. Biostimulants for flower and fruit set
7. Enhancing plant pigments using natural biostimulants
8. Biostimulants and development of shoot and root
9. Effect of biostimulants on rhizospheric and soil microorganisms
10. Effect of biostimulants on antioxidant properties of plants
11. Biostimulants in enhancing nutrition efficiency of crops
12. Cellular and metabolic effects of natural biostimulants
13. Biostimulants in improving yield and shelf-life of crops
14. Contribution of biostimulants in improving soil health
15. Role of biostimulants in the regulation of phytohormone biosynthesis in plants
16. Disease management using biostimulants
17. Role of biostimulants in mitigating biotic and abiotic stress
18. The biochemical, physiological and molecular mode of action of biostimulants
19. Commercial natural biostimulants and their role in plant growth development
20. The current and future directions in biostimulant research
