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Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops

This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this technology. Plant biostimulants are an important tool for modern agriculture as part of an integrated crop management (ICM)...

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Main Authors: Hamid, Basharat, Zaman, Muzafar, Farooq, Shabeena, Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima, Sayyed, R. Z., Ahmad Baba, Zahoor, Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir, Reddy, Munagala S., El Enshasy, Hesham, Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur, Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani
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Published: MDPI 2021
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QK Botany
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94749/1/HeshamElEnshasy2021_BacterialPlantBiostimulantsASustainableWay.pdf
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spelling my.utm.947492022-03-31T15:53:32Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94749/ Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops Hamid, Basharat Zaman, Muzafar Farooq, Shabeena Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima Sayyed, R. Z. Ahmad Baba, Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir Reddy, Munagala S. El Enshasy, Hesham Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani QK Botany This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this technology. Plant biostimulants are an important tool for modern agriculture as part of an integrated crop management (ICM) system, helping make agriculture more sustainable and resilient. Plant biostimulants contain substance(s) and/or microorganisms whose function when applied to plants or the rhizosphere is to stimulate natural processes to enhance plant nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, biocontrol, and crop quality. The use of plant biostimulants has gained substantial and significant heed worldwide as an environmentally friendly alternative to sustainable agricultural production. At present, there is an increasing curiosity in industry and researchers about microbial biostimulants, especially bacterial plant biostimulants (BPBs), to improve crop growth and productivity. The BPBs that are based on PGPR (plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria) play plausible roles to promote/stimulate crop plant growth through several mechanisms that include (i) nutrient acquisition by nitrogen (N2) fixation and solubilization of insoluble minerals (P, K, Zn), organic acids and siderophores; (ii) antimicrobial metabolites and various lytic enzymes; (iii) the action of growth regulators and stress-responsive/induced phytohormones; (iv) ameliorating abiotic stress such as drought, high soil salinity, extreme temperatures, oxidative stress, and heavy metals by using different modes of action; and (v) plant defense induction modes. Presented here is a brief review emphasizing the applicability of BPBs as an innovative exertion to fulfill the current food crisis. MDPI 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94749/1/HeshamElEnshasy2021_BacterialPlantBiostimulantsASustainableWay.pdf Hamid, Basharat and Zaman, Muzafar and Farooq, Shabeena and Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima and Sayyed, R. Z. and Ahmad Baba, Zahoor and Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir and Reddy, Munagala S. and El Enshasy, Hesham and Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur and Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani (2021) Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13 (5). pp. 1-24. ISSN 2071-1050 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052856
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topic QK Botany
spellingShingle QK Botany
Hamid, Basharat
Zaman, Muzafar
Farooq, Shabeena
Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima
Sayyed, R. Z.
Ahmad Baba, Zahoor
Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir
Reddy, Munagala S.
El Enshasy, Hesham
Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur
Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani
Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
description This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this technology. Plant biostimulants are an important tool for modern agriculture as part of an integrated crop management (ICM) system, helping make agriculture more sustainable and resilient. Plant biostimulants contain substance(s) and/or microorganisms whose function when applied to plants or the rhizosphere is to stimulate natural processes to enhance plant nutrient uptake, nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, biocontrol, and crop quality. The use of plant biostimulants has gained substantial and significant heed worldwide as an environmentally friendly alternative to sustainable agricultural production. At present, there is an increasing curiosity in industry and researchers about microbial biostimulants, especially bacterial plant biostimulants (BPBs), to improve crop growth and productivity. The BPBs that are based on PGPR (plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria) play plausible roles to promote/stimulate crop plant growth through several mechanisms that include (i) nutrient acquisition by nitrogen (N2) fixation and solubilization of insoluble minerals (P, K, Zn), organic acids and siderophores; (ii) antimicrobial metabolites and various lytic enzymes; (iii) the action of growth regulators and stress-responsive/induced phytohormones; (iv) ameliorating abiotic stress such as drought, high soil salinity, extreme temperatures, oxidative stress, and heavy metals by using different modes of action; and (v) plant defense induction modes. Presented here is a brief review emphasizing the applicability of BPBs as an innovative exertion to fulfill the current food crisis.
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author Hamid, Basharat
Zaman, Muzafar
Farooq, Shabeena
Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima
Sayyed, R. Z.
Ahmad Baba, Zahoor
Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir
Reddy, Munagala S.
El Enshasy, Hesham
Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur
Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani
author_facet Hamid, Basharat
Zaman, Muzafar
Farooq, Shabeena
Sabah Fatima, Sabah Fatima
Sayyed, R. Z.
Ahmad Baba, Zahoor
Ahmad Sheikh, Tahir
Reddy, Munagala S.
El Enshasy, Hesham
Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur
Ni Luh Suriani, Ni Luh Suriani
author_sort Hamid, Basharat
title Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
title_short Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
title_full Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
title_fullStr Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
title_full_unstemmed Bacterial plant biostimulants: A sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
title_sort bacterial plant biostimulants: a sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94749/1/HeshamElEnshasy2021_BacterialPlantBiostimulantsASustainableWay.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94749/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052856
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