Biostimulants and Herbicides: A Promising Approach towards Green Deal Implementation

Biostimulants are products that can increase crop growth and can be applied either to the soil or to the plant and seed of a wide range of crops. However, there is a large gap in knowledge regarding the potential interactions of biostimulants with plant protection products like herbicides. The prese...

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Published in:Agronomy (Basel) 2022-12, Vol.12 (12), p.3205
Main Authors: Kanatas, Panagiotis, Travlos, Ilias, Gazoulis, Ioannis, Antonopoulos, Nikolaos, Tataridas, Alexandros, Mpechliouli, Natalia, Petraki, Dimitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Agroecology
biostimulants
combined use
Corn
Crop growth
crop quality
Crop yield
Crop yields
Crops
Herbicides
Plant protection
Potatoes
Proteins
Weed control
weed management
Weeds
Wheat
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Summary:Biostimulants are products that can increase crop growth and can be applied either to the soil or to the plant and seed of a wide range of crops. However, there is a large gap in knowledge regarding the potential interactions of biostimulants with plant protection products like herbicides. The present review aims to highlight various effects of the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides in terms of weed management, crop yield and quality parameters. Special emphasis is given to the comparison between the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides and herbicides used alone (without biostimulants). In wheat and potato, the combined use of biostimulants with herbicides can in some cases be beneficial for the crop compared with herbicides alone, with recorded yield increases of up to 14.7% depending on the biostimulant, the herbicide, the year and the method of application (mixture or sequentially). Combining herbicides and biostimulants shows potential to achieve good weed management while improving crop yields and quality and thus lower herbicide rates could be probably used for sufficient weed control in full agreement with the goals of Green Deal and agroecology approaches.
ISSN:2073-4395
2073-4395
DOI:10.3390/agronomy12123205