The Role of Biostimulants in Improving Crop Yield and Quality
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 176
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Interests: agronomy; cultivar evaluation; biological and genetic progress; environmental protection; food sciences; plant resistance mechanisms
Interests: agricultural plant science; agronomy; bioengineering; commodity sciences; ecological engineering; food sciences
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Interests: agricultural plant science; agronomy; ecology; herbology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biostimulants are innovative preparations of natural or synthetic origin that support the growth and development of plants by stimulating metabolic processes, improving soil structure, and increasing resistance to abiotic stresses, such as drought or temperature changes. Since their introduction into agricultural practice, they have been playing an increasingly important role in modern crop systems.
The aim of this Special Issue, titled "The Role of Biostimulants in Improving Crop Yield and Quality", is to present current research on the effectiveness of biostimulants in increasing the yield and quality of crops in variable climate and soil conditions. In particular, the issues of their potential use as a partial replacement for withdrawn pesticides will be addressed, which could contribute to increasing the health and durability of crops.
This Special Issue will also be devoted to the role of biostimulants in regenerative and ecological agricultural production, their impact on carbon fixation in the soil, and their importance in agri-food production, including the technology of intelligent packaging based on nanoparticles. We encourage you to submit articles presenting the results of research on biostimulants in the context of organic, integrated, and precision agriculture; soil fertility; and improving food quality and safety. We look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Piotr Pszczółkowski
Prof. Dr. Barbara Sawicka
Dr. Piotr Barbaś
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biostimulants
- composition
- plant yield
- ecological and regenerative agriculture
- biodegradability
- biodiversity of cultivated species
- carbon sequestration
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