The potential of biostimulants on soil microbial community: a review

Abstract

To improve agricultural sustainability, an agriculturally productive system is required to maintain soil fertility and reduce the loss of soil biodiversity. One of the modern technologies employs microbial biostimulants that create abundant agricultural yield with high nutritional values, controlling disadvantages obtained from environmental changes. This review aimed to provide knowledge on the effects of biostimulants on microbial communities’ potential to promote agricultural production. Plant biostimulants are novel materials applied in the farming sector nowadays to improve crop yield and commonly occur in plant seeds and as an alternative to chemical derivative application on crop plants. Microbial biostimulants function as biological inputs to increase crop production and reduce the decomposition of soil. In conclusion, the application of biostimulants necessitates the accomplishment of an absolute choice of beneficial microbes as well as the potential to combat problems that will be encountered later in the agricultural sector.

Application of commercial seaweed extract-based biostimulants to enhance adventitious root formation in ornamental cutting propagation protocols: a review

“…Biostimulants derived from A. nodosum extract have demonstrated various positive effects on fruit and vegetable crops: plant vigor, increased root development, enhanced chlorophyll synthesis, promotion of earlier flowering, enhancement of fruit set and uniformity, delayed senescence, and increased tolerance to abiotic stress (Shukla et al, 2019). SE application can introduce microbial communities at the point of inoculation; on the other hand, foliar application to vegetative growth stages is aimed at stimulating signal tracts to reduce abiotic stresses (Adedayo and Babalola, 2023;Krawczuk et al, 2023). These beneficial outcomes highlight the potential of A. nodosum extract biostimulants in contributing to overall plant health and productivity (Łangowski et al, 2019).…”

Bioformulation of Bacillus proteolyticus MITWPUB1 and its biosurfactant to control the growth of phytopathogen Sclerotium rolfsii for the crop Brassica juncea var local, as a sustainable approach

“…The amphiphilic nature of a BS offers excellent ability to lower the interfacial and surface tensions that play effective roles in bioremediation of xenobiotic compounds (Jamal et al, 2023). Microbes with PGP features and the capacity to produce biostimulants have the potential to be employed as ecologically friendly options for boosting agricultural yield and combating problems sustainably (Adedayo and Babalola, 2023). In the present study, soil samples contaminated with hydrocarbons were used to isolate bacteria so as to access their PGP efficacies.…”