A Global Network Meta-Analysis of the Promotion of Crop Growth, Yield, and Quality by Bioeffectors.

ABSTRACT: Bioeffector (BE) application is emerging as a strategy for achieving sustainable agricultural practices worldwide. However, the effect of BE on crop growth and quality is still controversial and there is still no adequate impact assessment that determines factors on the efficiency of BE application. Therefore, we carried out a network metaanalysis on the effect of BEs using 1,791 global observations from 186 studies to summarize influencing factors and the impact of BEs on crop growth, quality, and nutrient contents. The results show that BEs did not only improve plant growth by around 25% and yield by 30%, but also enhanced crop quality, e.g., protein (55% increase) and soluble solids content (75% increase) as well as aboveground nitrogen (N) and phosphate (P) content by 28 and 40%, respe

SUBMITTER: Herrmann MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921507 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature