Biostimulants: Potential and Prospects in Agriculture
Ingudam Bhupenchandra *
ICAR-KVK, Tamenglong, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, India.
Soibam Helena Devi
Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Anjali Basumatary
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Samiron Dutta
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Laishram Kanta Singh
ICAR-KVK Imphal West, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, India.
Prakash Kalita
Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
S. S. Bora
ICRI, RRS, Spices Board, Tadong, Gangtok, India.
S. Roma Devi
ICAR-KVK Churchandpur, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, India.
Amarjit Saikia
Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Priyanka Sharma
Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Seema Bhagowati
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Babita Tamuli
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Namita Dutta
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
Kripal Borah
Department of Soil Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the last thirty years, numerous scientific revolutions have been planned to improve the ecological balance of agricultural production methods, via a considerable decrease of inorganic compounds like pesticides, synthetic plant growth hormones and fertilizers. A favorable and environment sustainable modernization should be the practice of normal plant biostimulants (PBs) which augment flowering, plant evolution, fruit formation, crop output and efficient nutrient mobilization, and ability to endure a varied array of abiotic stressors. PBs was primarily deciphered via exclusive of various functions similar to fertilizers or plant protection by-products. They are assorted constituents and microbes resorted to boost plant development. This review aimed to present the plant biostimulants definition, major classifications, and impacts on floras, soil and ecology.
Keywords: Protein, hormone, nitrogen