Plant Biostimulation 2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 3662
Special Issue Editors
Interests: use of nanomaterials, aminoacids, biochar, LED lighting, and other compounds and techniques as plant biostimulants, with the aim to increase the productivity of crops, increase tolerance to different types of stress, both biotic and abiotic, and increase the quality of fruits and content of bioactive compounds
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Interests: search for strategies to protect crops from different types of stress using biostimulants such as botanical and seaweed extracts, chitosan, and inorganic compounds; study of the mechanism of action of biostimulants in tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress using the gene expression analysis, and the quantification of phytohormones, secondary metabolites and enzymes
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Interests: research interests are directed towards plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, and stress tolerance induction and seed priming using nanometric or bulk species of essential and beneficial elements, biopolymers, and UV radiation; research focuses on the relationships between plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, tolerance to stress, and the nutritional quality and biofortification of vegetables and fruits
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biostimulation is the perception and response to both external and internal environmental signals. Biostimulation and phenotypic plasticity are closely related. Consequently, one is likely a result of the other. In the context of its practical application, biostimulation occurs when one or more physical (e.g., UV radiation or heat shock), chemical (e.g., chitosan or algal extracts), or biological (e.g., PGPR or mycorrhizae) stimuli induce responses in the form of changes in metabolism, physiology, or gene expression that enhance the ability of plants to acclimate to their environment. Depending on its magnitude, biostimulation results in a reversible or irreversible phenotypic change that increases stress tolerance, metabolic or growth capacity, or the nutritional quality of food.
Biostimulation is the biological basis for applying agricultural or forestry biostimulant products, which are currently an important part of the agricultural production pharmacopeia and can potentially be an important part of the effort to increase the sustainability of food and fiber production.
This second Special Issue, Plant Biostimulation-II, offers a publication space for those interested in the mechanisms involved in the responses of plants to physical, chemical, and biological stimuli that improve their physiological performance, productivity, or quality.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Juárez-Maldonado
Dr. Susana González-Morales
Prof. Dr. Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biotic stress
- abiotic stress
- priming
- seed priming
- biopriming
- stress tolerance
- tolerance induction
- elicitors
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