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- noun Any material of
biological origin that enhancesplant growth or development when applied to the soil
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most important possibility for the future of this organic biostimulant, may be its ability to cut down chemical fertilizer without affecting growth.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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The organic biostimulant, ROOTS, seems to offer a significant opportunity to increase plant growth, according to findings from current university research and field trials.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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Research at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has developed, a new biostimulant (ROOTS).
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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Many of these biostimulant materials are natural products that contain no added chemicals or synthetic plant growth regulators.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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Preliminary research showed that in the presence of the biostimulant, coffee seedlings treated with the half amount of fertilizer yielded the same shoot biomass and higher root biomass than those fully fertilized.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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An overview of some of the individual components of the biostimulant blend is given in this paper.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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The biostimulant also increases resistance to low soil water potential and possibly residual herbicides in soil.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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Studies were aimed to test different concentrations (dilutions) of the biostimulant.
1. Soil constraints on sustainable plant production in the tropics. 1992
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The effect of a new growth biostimulant on acetylene reduction in nodulated seedlings of Alnus acuminata.
Chapter 4 1990
hernesheir commented on the word biostimulant
Coined because fertilizer was never one of their spelling words at school?
December 19, 2013
joaocanunes commented on the word biostimulant
Biostimulant also can be applied as seed treatment not only on-furrow
November 5, 2014