For the growing human population to be sustained during present climatic changes,
enhanced quality and quantity of crops are essential to enable food security worldwide. The …

A plant biostimulant is any substance or microorganism applied to plants with the aim to
enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or crop quality traits, regardless of …

This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of plant
biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this …

Background Plant biostimulants are diverse substances and microorganisms used to
enhance plant growth. The global market for biostimulants is projected to increase 12% per …

In recent years, new strategies have been proposed in order to improve the sustainability of
production systems for horticultural crops. A promising tool would be the use of substances …

Two biostimulants, one derived from alfalfa plants (AH) and the other obtained from red
grape (RG), were chemically characterized using enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assays …

Crop production systems have adopted cost-effective, sustainable and environmentally
friendly agricultural practices to improve crop yields and the quality of food derived from …

Soil degradation is a global environmental problem that puts at risk food security. Improving
soil health is, therefore, a major challenge for sustainable agriculture. Biostimulants are …

Modern agriculture systems are copiously dependent on agrochemicals such as chemical
fertilizers and pesticides intended to increase crop production and yield. The indiscriminate …

Although significant advances have been made in recent years, the structural elucidation of
small molecules continues to remain a challenging issue for metabolite profiling. Many …