Seedling Responses to Organically-Derived Plant Growth Promoters: An Effects-Based Approach

• Published in: Plants (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 660
• Main Authors: Hodge, Simon, Merfield, Charles N., Liu, Wendy Y. Y., Tan, Heng W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.03.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Agrochemicals; Algae; applied research; Arable land; Biofertilizers; biostimulants; Farming systems; Fertilizers; fish; Flowers & plants; foliar spraying; Greenhouses; horticulture; macroalgae; Microorganisms; New Zealand; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrient content; Nutrients; organic farming; Pasture; Plant growth; Plant growth promoters; plant hormones; plant nutrition; Plant species; Promoters; Rhizosphere; Rhizosphere microorganisms; Seaweeds; seedling growth; Seedlings; Seeds; vegetative growth; wastes; New Zealand; New Zealand; plant nutrition; seaweed extracts; biostimulants; algae; biofertilizers; organic farming

Organically-derived biofertilizers and biostimulants, developed from harvested materials such as seaweed and waste from animal and fish processing, are currently the subject of much fundamental and applied research. These products have significant potential in reducing synthetic fertilizer inputs to...