Understanding the role of humic acids on crop performance and soil health

K Ampong, MS Thilakaranthna, LY Gorim - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Humic acids (HA) are organic molecules that play essential roles in improving soil
properties, plant growth, and agronomic parameters. The sources of HA include coal, lignite …

Chemical structure and biological activity of humic substances define their role as plant growth promoters

S Nardi, M Schiavon, O Francioso - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Humic substances (HS) are dominant components of soil organic matter and are recognized
as natural, effective growth promoters to be used in sustainable agriculture. In recent years …

Algae biostimulants: A critical look at microalgal biostimulants for sustainable agricultural practices

RV Kapoore, EE Wood, CA Llewellyn - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
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 comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

A meta-analysis of biostimulant yield effectiveness in field trials

J Li, T Van Gerrewey, D Geelen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Today's agriculture faces many concerns in maintaining crop yield while adapting to climate
change and transitioning to more sustainable cultivation practices. The application of plant …

Can biostimulants be used to mitigate the effect of anthropogenic climate change on agriculture? It is time to respond

D Del Buono - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic climate change, namely climate alterations induced by human activities, is
causing some issues to agricultural systems for their vulnerability to extreme events …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the molecular effects of biostimulants in plants: An overview

M Baltazar, S Correia, KJ Guinan, N Sujeeth… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the world develops and population increases, so too does the demand for higher
agricultural output with lower resources. Plant biostimulants appear to be one of the more …

The role of biostimulants and bioeffectors as alleviators of abiotic stress in crop plants

MJ Van Oosten, O Pepe, S De Pascale, S Silletti… - Chemical and Biological …, 2017 - Springer
The use of bioeffectors, formally known as plant biostimulants, has become common
practice in agriculture and provides a number of benefits in stimulating growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Plant biostimulants: A categorical review, their implications for row crop production, and relation to soil health indicators

CN Sible, JR Seebauer, FE Below - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant biostimulants are specialty products used to increase crop production and are quickly
becoming common in the agricultural seed and chemical marketplace. Unlike traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Plant biostimulants: Definition, concept, main categories and regulation

P Du Jardin - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …