Toward a sustainable agriculture through plant biostimulants: From experimental data to practical applications

Y Rouphael, G Colla - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Modern agriculture increasingly demands an alternative to synthetic chemicals (fertilizers
and pesticides) in order to respond to the changes in international law and regulations, but …

Plant bio-stimulant: Prospective, safe and natural resources

S Matthews, A Ali, Y Siddiqui… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
The agricultural sector is facing corollary challenges of increasing food production to feed
the growing global population and enhance the resources use efficacy, with the least impact …

Nitrogen Hotspots on the Farm—A Practice-Oriented Approach

W Grzebisz, A Niewiadomska, K Przygocka-Cyna - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The proactive management of nitrogen (N) on a farm is the best way to protect the
environment against N pollution. The farm is the basic business unit, where simple and low …

Spirulina platensis Biofertilization for Enhancing Growth, Photosynthetic Capacity and Yield of Lupinus luteus

ZA Shedeed, S Gheda, S Elsanadily, K Alharbi… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria can play an important role in sustainable agriculture by improving crop
growth and production, as well as environmental quality. The current study was conducted to …

The use of pesticides in Polish agriculture after integrated pest management (IPM) implementation

A Piwowar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the conducted study was to characterize the attitudes and practices of Polish
farmers in the area of performing chemical plant protection treatments. A particular attention …

Effect of forage plant mixture and biostimulants application on the yield, changes of botanical composition, and microbiological soil activity

W Zielewicz, A Swędrzyński, J Dobrzyński… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, an increasing interest in such fertilizers and fertilization methods which not only
directly supply nutrients to plants, but also stimulate soil bioactivity is noted. Their effect on …

Prebiotics: a solution for improving plant growth, soil health, and carbon sequestration?

A Alahmad, L Edelman, L Castel… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
Soil fertility and productivity are severely impacted by exploitation and degradation
processes. These threats, coupled with population growth and climatic changes, compel us …

Impact of foliar application of various forms of silicon on the chemical composition of sugar beet plants

A Artyszak, M Kondracka, D Gozdowski, A Siuda… - Sugar Tech, 2021 - Springer
The effect of marine calcite, a mixture of ortho-and polysilicic acid as well as orthosilicic acid
applied as a foliar spray on the chemical composition of sugar beet leaves in the critical …

Innovative spring barley cultivation technology based on the use of microbial products together with living mulch in organic farming

R Górski, R Rosa, A Niewiadomska, A Wolna-Maruwka… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Field research was conducted in Poland in 2019–2021 to determine the effect of microbial
products and living mulches on grain yield and grain yield structure elements as well as the …

Exogenous application of biostimulants and synthetic growth promoters improved the productivity and grain quality of quinoa linked with enhanced photosynthetic …

N Rashid, S Khan, A Wahid, D Ibrar, Z Hasnain… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Modern agriculture is mainly concerned with maximum resource use efficiency linked with
greater productivity to feed the growing global population. The exogenous application of …