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.
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Table of Contents
1. Current understanding and application of biostimulants in plants: An overview2. 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
Authors
Azamal Husen Professor and Head, Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and Foreign Delegate, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia.Azamal Husen served as Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. Previously, he was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. Husen's research and teaching experience of 20 years includes biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species. Dr Husen contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. He has >250 publications . He is Series Co-Editor of 'Plant Biology, Sustainability and Climate Change', Elsevier.
