Biostimulants are products obtained from different raw materials that are used in cropping systems to produce in a more environment-friendly and sustainable way. New cultivation systems aim to reduce the inputs without compromising yield or quality of the final products. These aspects are important in conventional but mostly in organic farming, where the use of fertilizers is limited. Biostimulants have been used as plant stimulators of growth under both optimal and stressful conditions. These compounds can modulate crop physiology and biochemistry by improving the nutrient use efficiency and increasing the tolerance against abiotic stresses. In vegetables farms, biostimulants have been used for lowering the nitrate accumulation which afflicts leafy vegetables market. In stressful environments, biostimulants can activate the secondary metabolism, such as phenylpropanoid pathways, and enhance the concentration of several bioactive compounds with potential benefit also for human health. In floriculture, biostimulants have been applied to speed up the growing cycles and enhance the flower production and nutrient use efficiency.

Biostimulant applications in low input horticultural cultivation systems = I biostimolanti nei sistemi colturali ortofloricoli a basso impatto ambientale

R. Bulgari;A. Ferrante
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2018-01-01

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Biostimulants are products obtained from different raw materials that are used in cropping systems to produce in a more environment-friendly and sustainable way. New cultivation systems aim to reduce the inputs without compromising yield or quality of the final products. These aspects are important in conventional but mostly in organic farming, where the use of fertilizers is limited. Biostimulants have been used as plant stimulators of growth under both optimal and stressful conditions. These compounds can modulate crop physiology and biochemistry by improving the nutrient use efficiency and increasing the tolerance against abiotic stresses. In vegetables farms, biostimulants have been used for lowering the nitrate accumulation which afflicts leafy vegetables market. In stressful environments, biostimulants can activate the secondary metabolism, such as phenylpropanoid pathways, and enhance the concentration of several bioactive compounds with potential benefit also for human health. In floriculture, biostimulants have been applied to speed up the growing cycles and enhance the flower production and nutrient use efficiency.
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ornamental plants; nutrition; vegetable crops; quality; yield; stress; floricoltura; nutrizione; orticoltura; qualità; resa; stress
S. Toscano; D. Romano; D. Massa; R. Bulgari; G. Franzoni; A. Ferrante
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