Agricultural uses of plant biostimulants

• Published in: Plant and soil Vol. 383; no. 1-2; pp. 3 - 41
• Main Authors: Calvo, Pamela, Nelson, Louise, Kloepper, Joseph W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer-Verlag 01.10.2014; Springer; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acid soils; Agricultural chemicals; Agricultural soils; Agriculture; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Algae; Amino acids; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Corn; Drought; Ecology; Flowers & plants; Fulvic acids; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Humic acids; Life Sciences; markets; MARSCHNER REVIEW; Microorganisms; Nutrient uptake; Orchard soils; Organic matter; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; plant extracts; Plant growth; Plant growth regulators; Plant Physiology; plant response; Plant roots; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Plants; protein hydrolysates; root growth; Seaweeds; Soil science; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Stimulants; stress tolerance; Seaweed extracts; Protein hydrolysates; Biostimulants; Amino acids; Fulvic acid; Microbial inoculants; Humic acid; Organic matter; Biochemical compound; Biostimulation; Biostimulant; Extract; Organic acids; Protein; Inoculation; Humus; Hydrolysate; Aminoacid; Humic substance; Agriculture; Alga; Microorganism; Inoculant; Soil plant relation

BACKGROUND: Plant biostimulants are diverse substances and microorganisms used to enhance plant growth. The global market for biostimulants is projected to increase 12 % per year and reach over $2,200 million by 2018. Despite the growing use of biostimulants in agriculture, many in the scientific co...