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Hibah M. Albasri1 , Asmaa M.M. Mawad2 and Eman S.E. Aldaby2
1Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
2Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt.
Article Number: 9289 | © The Author(s). 2024
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2024;18(3):1454-1470. https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.18.3.18
Received: 01 February 2024 | Accepted: 25 June 2024 | Published online: 24 July 2024
Issue online: September 2024
Abstract

Global climate change has significantly reduced the yield of many crops due to various abiotic stressors. These stressors include water-related issues such as drought and flooding, thermal changes like extremely low and high temperatures, salinity, and adverse soil pH conditions including alkalinity and acidity. Biostimulants have emerged as promising and effective tools for mitigating the damage caused by these abiotic stressors in plants, ultimately enhancing both the quantity and quality of crops. Biostimulants are naturally derived substances that include humic acid, protein hydrolysates, nitrogenous compounds, seaweed extracts, beneficial bacteria, and molds. Even at low concentrations, biostimulants play a critical role in activating important plant enzymes, inducing antioxidant defenses, improving water relations and photosynthetic activity, stimulating hormone-like activities (particularly auxins, gibberellins, and cytokinins), and modulating root system development. This review discusses the physiological effects of microbial biostimulants on the quality and productivity of fruit crops, as well as their experimental applications.

Keywords

Abiotic Stress, Biostimulants, Fruit, Microorganisms

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