Ascophyllum nodosum Biostimulant Improves the Growth of Zea mays Grown Under Phosphorus Impoverished Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Phosphorous is one of the major limiting factors determining plant growth. Current agricultural practices mainly rely on the use of chemical fertilizers posing threat to the ecosystem. In this study, the application of an Ascophyllum nodosum extract (ANE) in phosphorous (P)-limited conditions improved the fresh and dry weight of shoots and roots of Zea mays. ANE-treated Z. mays grown under P-limited conditions showed a higher P content than the control. ANE activated simultaneous responses, at multiple levels, in Z. mays grown under P-limited conditions as seen from the regulation of gene expression at the whole-plant level to specific biochemical responses on a subcellular level. ANE-supplemented Z. mays grown under P-limited conditions also showed reduc

SUBMITTER: Shukla PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820112 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature