Biostimulants: Potential and Prospects in Agriculture
Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Soibam Helena Devi, Anjali Basumatary, Samiron Dutta, Laishram Kanta Singh, Prakash Kalita, S. S. Bora, S. Roma Devi, Amarjit Saikia, Priyanka Sharma, Seema Bhagowati, Babita Tamuli, Namita Dutta, Kripal Borah
International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · pp. 20–35 · Published 3 Sep 2020
10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i1430244Abstract
In the last thirty years, numerous scientific revolutions have been planned to improve the ecological balance of agricultural production methods, via a considerable decrease of inorganic compounds like pesticides, synthetic plant growth hormones and fertilizers. A favorable and environment sustainable modernization should be the practice of normal plant biostimulants (PBs) which augment flowering, plant evolution, fruit formation, crop output and efficient nutrient mobilization, and ability to endure a varied array of abiotic stressors. PBs was primarily deciphered via exclusive of various functions similar to fertilizers or plant protection by-products. They are assorted constituents and microbes resorted to boost plant development. This review aimed to present the plant biostimulants definition, major classifications, and impacts on floras, soil and ecology.
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