Plant biostimulants: a review on the processing of macroalgae and use of extracts for crop management to reduce abiotic and biotic stresses

HSS Sharma, C Fleming, C Selby, JR Rao… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Springer
A biostimulant is an organic material that, when applied in small quantities, enhances plant
growth and development such that the response cannot be attributed to the application of …

Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jolis, a Pivotal Biostimulant toward Sustainable Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review

S Kumari, KD Sehrawat, D Phogat, AR Sehrawat… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Algae are existing macroscopic materials with substantial benefits, including as important
growth regulators and macronutrients and micronutrients for the growth of healthy crop …

Stimulation effects of foliar applied glycine and glutamine amino acids on lettuce growth

YA Noroozlo, MK Souri, M Delshad - Open Agriculture, 2019 - degruyter.com
Amino acids have various roles in plant metabolism, and exogenous application of amino
acids may have benefits and stimulation effects on plant growth and quality. In this study, the …

A systematic approach to discover and characterize natural plant biostimulants

G Povero, JF Mejia, D Di Tommaso… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The use of natural plant biostimulants is proposed as an innovative solution to address the
challenges to sustainable agriculture, to ensure optimal nutrient uptake, crop yield, quality …

Effects of a biostimulant derived from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum on ripening dynamics and fruit quality of grapevines

T Frioni, P Sabbatini, S Tombesi, J Norrie, S Poni… - Scientia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most modern and traditional grape-growing regions are facing challenging times due to the
unpredictability of weather conditions and warming trends. Innovative and sustainable tools …

Foliar applications of biostimulants promote growth, yield and fruit quality of strawberry plants grown under nutrient limitation

S Soppelsa, M Kelderer, C Casera, M Bassi… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biostimulants have been found effective in enhancing plant resistance toward stressful
conditions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of selected …

Effectiveness of cyanobacteria and green algae in enhancing the photosynthetic performance and growth of willow (Salix viminalis L.) plants under limited synthetic …

M Grzesik, Z Romanowska-Duda, HM Kalaji - Photosynthetica, 2017 - Springer
The physiological response of plants to triple foliar biofertilization with cyanobacteria and
green algae under the conditions of limited use of chemical fertilizers was investigated …

Study of the effects of proline, phenylalanine, and urea foliar application to Tempranillo vineyards on grape amino acid content. Comparison with commercial nitrogen …

T Garde-Cerdán, R López, J Portu… - Food chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the influence of foliar application of different nitrogen
sources on grape amino acid content. The nitrogen sources applied to Tempranillo …

Biostimulant properties of protein hydrolysates: Recent advances and future challenges

M Malécange, R Sergheraert, B Teulat… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, plant biostimulants have been increasingly used in agriculture as
environment-friendly tools that improve the sustainability and resilience of crop production …

Effects of Ascophyllum nodosum extract on Vitis vinifera: Consequences on plant physiology, grape quality and secondary metabolism

L Salvi, C Brunetti, E Cataldo, A Niccolai… - Plant Physiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Seaweed-based extracts have been recently employed as sustainable tools to improve
abiotic stress tolerance and increase grape quality. However, the effect of these extracts on …