a fundamental shift to a total system approach for crop management in greenhouses is urgently needed to resolve escalating economic and environmental consequences of long-lasting undesired effects of synthetic pesticides used in combating agricultural pests. the aim of this study was to examine a potential new approach i.e. microbial-based production system (mps) for greenhouse-grown peppers. f...

The challenges facing modern plant production involve (i) responding to the demand for food and resources of plant origin from the world's rapidly growing population, (ii) coping with the negative impact of stressful conditions mainly due to anthropopressure, and (iii) meeting consumers' new requirements and preferences for food that is high in nutritive value, natural, and free from harmful ch...

The herbicide imazamox may provoke temporary yellowing and growth retardation in IMI-R sunflower hybrids, more often under stressful environmental conditions. Although, photosynthetic processes are not the primary sites of imazamox action, they might be influenced; therefore, more information about the photosynthetic performance of the herbicide-treated plants could be valuable for a further im...

Due to the increasing global population and continued need sustainably increase agricultural production, sector requires innovative strategies productivity efficiency in use of resources. Biostimulants have emerged as new, promising, environmentally friendly products promote overall sustainability production systems. Humic fulvic acids, protein hydrolysates, seaweed extracts, chitosan other bio...

Biostimulants are becoming more prevalent in the production of forage and turfgrasses. Many can be classified as natural biostimulants, including humic acids (HA), fulvic (FA), protein hydrolysates (PHs) seaweed extracts (SWE), addition to chitosan, silicon, inorganic compounds, beneficial fungi, bacteria synthetic biostimulants. The article reviews recent research on effects biostimulants cult...

Biostimulation with different nitrogen sources is often regarded as a strategy of choice in combating oil spills in marine environments. Such environments are typically depleted in nitrogen, therefore limiting the balanced microbial utilization of carbon-rich petroleum constituents. It is fundamental, yet only scarcely accounted for, to analyze the catabolic consequences of application of biost...

Biostimulants are products that can increase crop growth and be applied either to the soil or plant seed of a wide range crops. However, there is large gap in knowledge regarding potential interactions biostimulants with protection like herbicides. The present review aims highlight various effects combined use herbicides terms weed management, yield quality parameters. Special emphasis given co...

Plant biostimulants such as arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and humic substances (HS) can be used as an appropriate alternative to chemical fertilizers, as regards to environmental problems of chemicals. The effects of Funneliformis mosseae as an AM fungus, HS (foliar spray and topdressing application), and chemical fertilizer (NK), separately or interacting, on biochemical responses in Menth...