
Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance
- 1st Edition - March 22, 2024
- Author: Azamal Husen
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 8 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 8 8 5 - 8
Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance provides the latest research on biostimulants, a diverse class of compounds that includes substances or microorganisms that are he… Read more
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Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance provides the latest research on biostimulants, a diverse class of compounds that includes substances or microorganisms that are helpful in sustainable plant growth and development. These substances accelerate plant growth, yield, and chemical composition even under unfavorable conditions, and include nitrogen-containing compounds, humic materials, some specific compounds released by microbes, plants, and animals, various seaweed extracts, bio-based nanomaterials, phosphite, silicon, and more. Additionally, the book discusses new generation products and bioproducts that are being developed for sustainable plant growth and protection, including research updates in biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and the protective role of biostimulants. As the use of new generation biostimulants can enhance plant production systems through a significant reduction of synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilizers, and even elicit plant tolerance to various climate change-related stresses, this book is a welcomed edition to many fields of study.
- Discusses our current understanding of, and advances in, biostimulants, along with their application in plants growth performance and overall management
- Explores new techniques, new generation products, and bioproducts
- Highlights the role of seaweed extract, humic acids, protein hydrolysates, amino acids, melatonin, paramylon, fulvic acids, microbial inoculants (phyllospheric and rhizospheric), and more
Researchers and academics in Plant, Botanical and or Agricultural sciences, Commercial product developers for plant health
1. Current understanding and application of biostimulants in plants: An overview
2. Biobased nanomaterials and their role as biostimulants in plants growth, metabolic profile performance and productions
3. Biobased nanomaterials and their interaction with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria/blue-green algae/Rhizobium for sustainable plants growth and development
4. Role of protein Hydrolysates (APR®) in plants growth and development
5. Use of paramylon in plant growth and production
6. Humic substances‐based products for plants growth and abiotic stress tolerance
7. Use of melatonin in plants growth and productions
8. Use of amino acids in plant growth, photosynthetic assimilation, and nutrient availability
9. Use of seaweed extract-based biostimulants in plant growth, biochemical constituents, and productions
10. Role of alfalfa brown juice in plant growth and development
11. Use of plant water extracts as biostimulants to improve the plant tolerance against abiotic stresses
12. Role of biodegradable mulching films and vegetable-derived biostimulant application for enhancing plants performance and nutritive value
13. Plant biochemistry and yield in response to biostimulants
14. Biostimulants mediated imprints on seed physiology in crop plants
15. Role of biostimulant in adventitious rooting via stimulation of phytohormones
16. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation in the modulation of plant yield and bioactive compounds
17. Significance of endophytes in plant growth and performance
18. Role of endophytes on plant protection and resilience
19. Role of Biostimulants in Sustainable Management of Phyto-Parasitic Nematodes in Plants
20. Applications of Trichoderma virens and biopolymer-based biostimulants in plant growth and productions
21. Microbial-based Stimulants on Plant Adaptation to Climate Change
2. Biobased nanomaterials and their role as biostimulants in plants growth, metabolic profile performance and productions
3. Biobased nanomaterials and their interaction with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria/blue-green algae/Rhizobium for sustainable plants growth and development
4. Role of protein Hydrolysates (APR®) in plants growth and development
5. Use of paramylon in plant growth and production
6. Humic substances‐based products for plants growth and abiotic stress tolerance
7. Use of melatonin in plants growth and productions
8. Use of amino acids in plant growth, photosynthetic assimilation, and nutrient availability
9. Use of seaweed extract-based biostimulants in plant growth, biochemical constituents, and productions
10. Role of alfalfa brown juice in plant growth and development
11. Use of plant water extracts as biostimulants to improve the plant tolerance against abiotic stresses
12. Role of biodegradable mulching films and vegetable-derived biostimulant application for enhancing plants performance and nutritive value
13. Plant biochemistry and yield in response to biostimulants
14. Biostimulants mediated imprints on seed physiology in crop plants
15. Role of biostimulant in adventitious rooting via stimulation of phytohormones
16. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation in the modulation of plant yield and bioactive compounds
17. Significance of endophytes in plant growth and performance
18. Role of endophytes on plant protection and resilience
19. Role of Biostimulants in Sustainable Management of Phyto-Parasitic Nematodes in Plants
20. Applications of Trichoderma virens and biopolymer-based biostimulants in plant growth and productions
21. Microbial-based Stimulants on Plant Adaptation to Climate Change
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 22, 2024
- Language: English
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Azamal Husen
Prof. Azamal Husen is a scholar with over 25 years of experience in botanical sciences, nanobiotechnology, plant physiology, environmental botany, medicinal plants, and clonal propagation. He previously served as a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, and is currently a foreign delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Graphic Era University, India. He has also held senior academic roles at Sankalchand Patel University, the Forest Research Institute, and Doon College of Agriculture and Forest in Dehradun, India. Prof. Husen’s research has been supported by major organizations including the World Bank, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He has contributed extensively to curriculum development, faculty training, and international conferences. A prolific author and editor, he was recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University in 2022–2024.
Affiliations and expertise
Foreign Delegate, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia; Adjunct Professor at Graphic Era (deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, IndiaRead Biostimulants in Plant Protection and Performance on ScienceDirect