Plant Biostimulants: Importance of the Quality and Yield of Horticultural Crops and the Improvement of Plant Tolerance to Abiotic Stress—A Review

Biostimulants are among the natural preparations that improve the general health, vitality, and growth of plants and protect them against infections. They can be successfully used in both agri- and horticultural crops. The main active substances used in such preparations are humic and fulvic acids,...

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Published in:	Agronomy (Basel) 2019-06, Vol.9 (6), p.335
Main Authors:	Drobek, Magdalena, Frąc, Magdalena, Cybulska, Justyna
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Abiotic stress Agricultural production Algae Amino acids Bacteria Bacterial infections Biodegradation Corn Crop diseases Crop yield Crops Environmental degradation Enzymes Fermentation Fertilizers Formulations fruit quality Fulvic acids Fungi Horticultural crops Hydrolysates Nutrients Peptides Plant diseases Plant growth plants biostimulants Proteins Raw materials Seaweeds Sediment pollution Soil degradation Soil pollution Soils Stimulants Substrates Tomatoes yielding
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Summary:	Biostimulants are among the natural preparations that improve the general health, vitality, and growth of plants and protect them against infections. They can be successfully used in both agri- and horticultural crops. The main active substances used in such preparations are humic and fulvic acids, protein hydrolysates, compounds containing nitrogen, seaweed extracts, beneficial fungi, and bacteria. Biostimulant formulations may be single- or multi-component, but the synergic action of several different components has been observed. Many groups of biostimulants have been distinguished through their method of application (soil, foliar), the material from which they were produced (plant, animal), or the process by which they were created (hydrolysis, fermentation, extraction). Natural soil stimulants can induce the development of beneficial soil organisms that provide substrates for plant growth. The use of natural preparations that are not harmful to the environment is particularly important in connection with the progressive processes of soil degradation and atmospheric pollution. This review gives an overview of the importance and influence of different natural plant biostimulants on both the yield and quality of crops.
ISSN:	2073-4395 2073-4395