Ascophyllum nodosum Based Extracts Counteract Salinity Stress in Tomato by Remodeling Leaf Nitrogen Metabolism

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 1044
• Main Authors: Dell’Aversana, Emilia, Cirillo, Valerio, Van Oosten, Michael James, Di Stasio, Emilio, Saiano, Katya, Woodrow, Pasqualina, Ciarmiello, Loredana Filomena, Maggio, Albino, Carillo, Petronia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 21.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Algae; amino acid metabolism; Amino acids; Ascophyllum nodosum; Biometrics; biostimulants; Fertilizers; Fruits; Homeostasis; leaves; mechanism of action; Metabolism; Metabolites; minor amino acids; Nitrogen; Nitrogen metabolism; Nutrients; osmolytes; Osmotic stress; Pesticides; Phenotypes; Plant cells; Plant growth; Plant tolerance; Potassium; Reactive oxygen species; Salinity; Salinity effects; salt stress; Scavenging; seaweed extract; Solanum lycopersicum; Tomatoes

Biostimulants have rapidly and widely been adopted as growth enhancers and stress protectants in agriculture, however, due to the complex nature of these products, their mechanism of action is not clearly understood. By using two algal based commercial biostimulants in combination with the Solanum l...