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Research Progress on the Growth-Promoting Effect of Plant Biostimulants on Crops

by Qi Lu^1,2, Longfei Jin², Cuiling Tong³, Feng Liu², Bei Huang², Dejian Zhang^1,2,*

1 College of Horticulture and Gardening, Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434020, China
2 Institute of Citrus Research, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taizhou, 318026, China
3 Jingzhou Institute of Technology, Jingzhou, 434025, China

* Corresponding Author: Dejian Zhang. Email:

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany 2024, 93(4), 661-679. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2024.049733

Received 16 January 2024; Accepted 07 March 2024; Issue published 29 April 2024

Abstract

A Plant Biostimulant is any substance or microorganism applied to plants to enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance, and/or crop quality traits, regardless of its nutrient content. The application of Plant biostimulants (PBs) in production can reduce the application of traditional pesticides and chemical fertilizers and improve the quality and yield of crops, which is conducive to the sustainable development of agriculture. An in-depth understanding of the mechanism and effect of various PBs is very important for how to apply PBs reasonably and effectively in the practice of crop production. This paper summarizes the main classification of PBs; The growth promotion mechanism of PBs was analyzed from four aspects: improving soil physical and chemical properties, enhancing crop nutrient absorption capacity, photosynthesis capacity, and abiotic stress tolerance; At the same time, the effects of PBs application on seed germination, seedling vigor, crop yield, and quality were summarized; Finally, how to continue to explore and study the use and mechanism of PBs in the future is analyzed and prospected, to better guide the application of PBs in crop production in the future.

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