Biostimulants 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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter one. Changing agricultural paradigms for a cleaner more sustainable future - p. 1 9. Chapter two. Understanding the modes and mechanisms of action of plant biostimulants for improved crop productivity - p. 31 10. Chapter three. A biostimulant screening platform for plant reproduction and fertility - p. 73 11. Chapter four. Role of biostimulants in flowering - p. 87 12. Chapter five. Biostimulant priming for seedling emergence and quality of vegetable crops - p. 113 13. Chapter six. Application of biostimulants for vegetative reproduction of plants with special reference to bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, and stolons - p. 147 14. Chapter seven. Microalgal and cyanobacterial biostimulants used in wheat and maize production - p. 169 15. Chapter eight. Role of biostimulants in improving yield and seed quality of marketable crops - p. 219 16. Chapter nine. Improving crop yield and produce quality using biostimulants - p. 239 17. Chapter ten. A pragmatic approach to transform fruit quality and yield enhancement using plant biostimulants - p. 259 18. Chapter eleven. Effect of biostimulants on yield and fruit quality of different crops - p. 289 19. Index - p. 305
Biostimulants 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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Chapter one. Changing agricultural paradigms for a cleaner more sustainable future - p. 1 9. Chapter two. Understanding the modes and mechanisms of action of plant biostimulants for improved crop productivity - p. 31 10. Chapter three. A biostimulant screening platform for plant reproduction and fertility - p. 73 11. Chapter four. Role of biostimulants in flowering - p. 87 12. Chapter five. Biostimulant priming for seedling emergence and quality of vegetable crops - p. 113 13. Chapter six. Application of biostimulants for vegetative reproduction of plants with special reference to bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, and stolons - p. 147 14. Chapter seven. Microalgal and cyanobacterial biostimulants used in wheat and maize production - p. 169 15. Chapter eight. Role of biostimulants in improving yield and seed quality of marketable crops - p. 219 16. Chapter nine. Improving crop yield and produce quality using biostimulants - p. 239 17. Chapter ten. A pragmatic approach to transform fruit quality and yield enhancement using plant biostimulants - p. 259 18. Chapter eleven. Effect of biostimulants on yield and fruit quality of different crops - p. 289 19. Index - p. 305
