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Effects of foliar fertilization of a biostimulant obtained from chicken feathers on maize yield [PDF]
, 2018 Due to the important contribution that it makes to human nutrition, maize is one of the most widely-consumed cereals in the world. There is, therefore, high demand for fertilizers that will maintain maize production at both high yield and quality levels.
Paneque Macías, Patricia Isabel +3 more
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Scientia Agricola, 2016 In recent years, the use of biostimulants in sustainable agriculture has been growing. Biostimulants can be obtained from different organic materials and include humic substances (HS), complex organic materials, beneficial chemical elements, peptides and
Serenella Nardi +3 more
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Fertirrigação e regulador de crescimento na produção de mudas de café em tubete [PDF]
, 2018 The use of quality seedlings is important in establishing a productive coffee crop. However, the most widely used method to produce coffee seedlings is time consuming (6-12 months) and lacks new production technologies.
Carvalho, Mychelle +4 more
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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2023 Background There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of natural biostimulants in the agricultural productivity. This potential can play an important role in addressing the issue of cultivation on sandy soil, which is well-known
Zakaria Fouad Fawzy +3 more
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Plant Production with Microalgal Biostimulants
Horticulturae, 2023 In order to ensure food security worldwide in the face of current climate changes, a higher quality and quantity of crops are necessary to sustain the growing human population.
Domenico Prisa, Damiano Spagnuolo
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A Novel Biostimulant, Belonging to Protein Hydrolysates, Mitigates Abiotic Stress Effects on Maize Seedlings Grown in Hydroponics [PDF]
, 2019 The main challenge to agriculture worldwide is feeding a rapidly growing human population, developing more sustainable agricultural practices that do not threaten human and ecosystem health. An innovative solution relies on the use of biostimulants, as a
Manoli, Alessandro +2 more
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Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2009 Biostimulants are compounds that infl uence physiological processes in plants, producing better growth and enhancing stress tolerance. The effect of some biostimulants on vines was investigated over a number of years to assess their effect both on the ...
S. Di Marco, F. Osti
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Encapsulation with Natural Polymers to Improve the Properties of Biostimulants in Agriculture
Plants, 2022 Encapsulation in agriculture today is practically focused on agrochemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or fertilizers to enhance the protective or nutritive aspects of the entrapped active ingredients.
David Jíménez-Arias +10 more
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Seed phytochemicals shape the community structures of cultivable actinobacteria-inhabiting plant interiors of Thai pigmented rice [PDF]
, 2018 We examined abundance, bioactivity, and endophytism of cultivable actinobacteria isolated from plant interiors of two Thai pigmented rice cultivars: Hom Nin (HN) rice and Luem Pua (LP) glutinous rice.
Glogauer +21 more
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Advancing the impact of plant biostimulants to sustainable agriculture through nanotechnologies
Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023 Nanomaterials and plant biostimulants are attracting significant attention for their potential applications in the agri-food sector. These efforts have mostly focused on the independent applicability of these two emerging fields to achieve improved ...
Pietro Magnabosco +4 more
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