Plant Biostimulants and Growth Regulators in Sustainable Agriculture (en Inglés) - Deepak Kumar

The integration of plant biostimulants and growth regulators in agriculture offers a holistic approach to crop management that increases crop yields, enhances soil fertility, and provides long-term agricultural sustainability while also prioritizing environmental health and minimizing reliance on synthetic chemicals and inputs. This new book, Plant Biostimulants and Growth Regulators in Sustainable Agriculture, presents a comprehensive compilation that highlights the plant biostimulants and growth regulators applications in resilient agriculture, production, and their regulatory framework for commercialization.

First providing an overview of plant biostimulants and growth regulators along with the regulatory frameworks, the chapters discuss the different biostimulants (humic acids, biochar, chitosan, and fungal-based biostimulants), the various categories, and the production systems. Chapters look at the usage of humic and fulvic acid, chitosan and nanoparticulate chitosan, triacontanol, along with fish by-products as biostimulants and fungal-based biostimulants.

The volume covers the production and application of biochar in carbon sequestration and soil fertility and growth-promoting biostimulants from organic wastes from agro-food and industrial by-products. Also addressed are plant biostimulants in bioactive compounds production, plant growth regulators in abiotic stress tolerance in crops, and much more. The roles of nanomaterials in agriculture as nanofertilizers, nanobiofertilizers, and nano-biostimulants are considered as well.

The rapid expansion of the global market for plant growth regulators in the horticulture sector for abiotic stress management is discussed as well.

Providing the most recent knowledge about growth regulators and plant biostimulants for sustainable agricultural production, this book will be of interest to researchers, industries, teachers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policymakers.