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Use of Biostimulants for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Brassicaceae Plants

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The present climatic change is depleting natural resources and exerting a negative impact on the crop production. Moreover, modern agriculture is shifting toward organic environment amicable and everlasting systems to improve yield as well as crop quality without increasing the inputs. To achieve sustainability, species-specific breeding program is going on, which is time-consuming. Contrary an improved cultivar from breeding program may not be tolerant of the abiotic stresses; if so, may tolerate one or two specific abiotic stress conditions. In this context, exogenous application of phytoprotectants to enhance abiotic stress tolerance is popular among the scientific community for the last two decades. But, modern agriculture requires not only abiotic stress protection, but also need a low-cost improvement in plant performance within a shorter duration with high-quality yield. Accordingly, biostimulants could be an excellent and viable alternative in this condition, which are capable to enhance the growth of plants, improve the nutrient uptake, increase tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and expand crop quality traits along with a good yield. In leafy vegetables, biostimulants increased root growth, photosynthetic pigments, and antioxidant potential, which further upregulated plant growth. A large number of research articles already reported about the biostimulation of crops using various substances and microorganisms. But still, there are controversies regarding the definition of biostimulants. Moreover, for developing a science-based biostimulants industry, the functional and biological basis of the biostimulants should be elucidated. In addition, proper regulations for controlling these compounds are also a prerequisite. For example, the European Union (EU) already has drawn a line between biostimulants and other plant growth-related chemicals such as pesticides or biocontrol agents and fertilizers. In this chapter, we overviewed the definition and main categories of biostimulants. Moreover, the future prospects, opportunities, and challenges of biostimulants are also discussed highlighting Brassicaceae crops.

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Borhannuddin Bhuyan, M.H.M., Mohsin, S.M., Mahmud, J.A., Hasanuzzaman, M. (2020). Use of Biostimulants for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Brassicaceae Plants. In: Hasanuzzaman, M. (eds) The Plant Family Brassicaceae. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6345-4_19

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