The use of seaweed-based bioproducts has been gaining momentum in crop production
systems owing to their unique bioactive components and effects. They have phytostimulatory …

The time when plant biostimulants were considered as “snake oil” is erstwhile and the
skepticism regarding their agricultural benefits has significantly faded, as solid scientific …

Seaweeds are valuable marine resources having multifaceted usages in modern
agriculture. Extracts from different seaweeds have been used since many years in …

Marine macroalgae or seaweeds are the major components of the marine flora and are used
as food, feed and fertilizer. Applications of seaweed extracts (SEs) from certain algae have …

Plant root pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses infect over a thousand
plant species worldwide, threatening the livelihood and food security of small-scale farmers …

Agriculture sector is facing a lot of constraints such as climate change, increasing population
and the use of chemicals, and fertilizers which have significant influence on sustainability …

The parasitism of root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp., can cause heavy yield losses to
vegetable crops. Plant biostimulants are often reported for a side-suppressive effect on …

Plant parasitic nematode (PPN) control has historically relied on the use of synthetic
chemical nematicides, however many are toxic to both human health and the environment …

Salt stress is one of the most serious factors that influence the plant growth and yield. The
extensive use of chemical fertilizers caused an increase in land contamination and hence …

Abstract Effect of algal derivatives or their components on suppression of the root-knot
nematode (RNK, Meloidogyne incognita) has few studies. So, the application of the …