Biostimulants for Improving Reproductive Growth and Crop Yield
- 1st Edition - January 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Shubhpriya Gupta, Karel Dolezal, Johannes Van Staden
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 0 7 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 2 0 8 - 7
Biostimulants for Improving Reproductive Growth and Crop Yield highlights their importance as a mechanism, specifically for this result. Intended to transform the latest scientifi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiostimulants for Improving Reproductive Growth and Crop Yield highlights their importance as a mechanism, specifically for this result. Intended to transform the latest scientific research into practical application, the book focuses on the effects of biostimulants on flower and fruit development and set, early flowering, pollen viability, germination, and other reproductive aspects. It covers a sustainable approach in utilization of these promising biostimulants in agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture for better productivity, and to feed a growing world population.
Biostimulants are a group of substances of natural origin and/or microorganisms that offers the potential to reduce the dependency on harmful chemical fertilizers that cause environmental degradation. The application of biostimulants represents one of the most innovative and promising strategies to improve crop productivity.
- Focuses on the biochemical, physiological, and molecular mode of action of biostimulants
- Includes the effects of both organic and inorganic biostimulants
- Details the role of biostimulants in sexual and asexual reproductive results
Researchers and academics in agricultural and plant sciences, horticulture and floriculture
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Chapter one. Changing agricultural paradigms for a cleaner more sustainable future
- Abstract
- Industrial crop production, environmental degradation, and human health problems
- The “chemical paradigm” of modern industrial crop production
- Regenerative techniques to shape sustainable agriculture
- Microbial biostimulants to replace fungicides
- Weed control agents
- Microbes and plant nutrients
- Soil carbon
- Algal extracts to feed soil microbes
- Humates as biostimulants (how they work)
- Biostimulant microbes
- Biostimulants and crop yield
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter two. Understanding the modes and mechanisms of action of plant biostimulants for improved crop productivity
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Modes and mechanisms of action of biostimulants: terminology and definitions
- Primary sources of raw materials for biostimulant composition
- Mechanisms and modes of action of selected biostimulants
- Conclusions and future prospects
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter three. A biostimulant screening platform for plant reproduction and fertility
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Materials and methods
- Extract collection
- Experimental design
- Plant measurements
- Pollen analysis of quality and quantity
- Seed development stage
- Image and statistics analysis
- Results and discussion
- Conclusions
- Fundings
- Appendix A. Supplemental materials
- Appendix A. Supplemental materials
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter four. Role of biostimulants in flowering
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Flowering and crop productivity
- Role of biostimulants in the promotion of flowering
- Biostimulant regulation of flowering
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter five. Biostimulant priming for seedling emergence and quality of vegetable crops
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Importance of high-quality vegetable seedlings
- Factors affecting successful emergence and subsequent growth
- Methods of biostimulant priming in vegetables
- General evaluation and future prospects
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter six. Application of biostimulants for vegetative reproduction of plants with special reference to bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, and stolons
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effect of different biostimulants on the growth of bulbous/rhizomatous/tuberous plants
- Conclusions and future perspectives on the use of biostimulants
- References
- Chapter seven. Microalgal and cyanobacterial biostimulants used in wheat and maize production
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Microalgae and cyanobacteria in wheat production
- Microalgae in maize production
- Mass cultivation of biostimulating microalgae and cyanobacteria
- Conclusions and future prospects
- References
- Chapter eight. Role of biostimulants in improving yield and seed quality of marketable crops
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effect of biostimulants on seeds
- Effect of biostimulants on roots
- Effects of biostimulants on shoot
- Effects of biostimulants on soil and microorganisms
- Effects of biostimulants on crop yield
- Effects of biostimulants on grain quality
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter nine. Improving crop yield and produce quality using biostimulants
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Effects of algal biostimulants on crop yield and quality
- Effects of plant-derived protein hydrolysates on crop yield and quality
- Effects of humic substances on crop yield and quality
- Effects of microbial biostimulants on crop yield and quality
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter ten. A pragmatic approach to transform fruit quality and yield enhancement using plant biostimulants
- Abstract
- Abbreviation
- Introduction
- Effect of biostimulants on growth, quality, and yield of fruits
- Effect of different formulations of biostimulants on several fruit crops
- Apple
- Mango
- Grape
- Guava
- Pomegranate
- Apricot
- Strawberry
- Tomato
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter eleven. Effect of biostimulants on yield and fruit quality of different crops
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Biostimulants
- Effect of different types of biostimulants on yield and fruit quality
- Effect of biostimulants on yield traits
- Biostimulant-induced changes in fruit quality
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 330
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443132070
- eBook ISBN: 9780443132087
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Shubhpriya Gupta
Ph.D. in Botany from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India in 2015. Her research field includes biostimulants, plant physiology, plant tissue culture, endophytes, plant biotechnology and analytical chemistry. She worked as an assistant professor at Baba Farid College, Punjab, and as a post-doctoral fellow at Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development (RCPGD), University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa. At present, she is working as a post-doctoral researcher at Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic and as a visiting researcher at the RCPGD, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa. She has received a Y1 rating (Young Scientist) by National Research Foundation, South Africa. She has published 25 papers, 8 book chapters and an edited book on biostimulants and is Founder and Director of Gustaden Manuscript Services, India
Affiliations and expertise
Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaKD
Karel Dolezal
Ph.D. in Molecular Biology (1996) from Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. Following postdoctoral work in Swedish Agriculture University Umea, Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, he joined as a researcher in Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR and is now a Deputy Head of the Department of Chemical Biology, Palacký University, Olomouc. In 2014 Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic awarded him a research professorship (DSc.). He has supervised 5 MSc, 10 Ph.D. students to completion and 2 postdoctoral fellows and has published over 170 peer-reviewed papers, over 150 conference presentations and has above 65 granted patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Biology ,Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech RepublicJV
Johannes Van Staden
Ph.D. in Botany from university of Natal, South Africa in 1970. He is the director of the Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of Natal, South Africa. His research field includes plant hormones, biostimulants, seed germination, senescence, stress physiology, post-harvest physiology, biotechnology and plant tissue culture, ethnobotany, secondary products and ethnomedicine. Prof Van Staden has supervised 82 MSc and 100 Ph.D. students and 70 Post-Docs. He is the author/co-author of more than 1400 papers which have been published in ISI rated journals. He has a number of publications that qualify as ‘citation classics’ (over 100 citations). Prof Van Staden is former Editor-in-Chief of the South African Journal of Botany.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal.Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaRead Biostimulants for Improving Reproductive Growth and Crop Yield on ScienceDirect