Biostimulant : Notified
The central government notified 34 biostimulants to spur manufacturing.
- These are substances or microorganisms applied to plants or soil to stimulate natural processes and also work by enhancing the plant’s own physiological abilities.
- Biostimulants are products that reduce the need for fertilizers and increase plant growth, resistance to water and abiotic stresses.
- They improve overall plant health and productivity by targeting processes such as root development, nutrient efficiency, stress tolerance (drought, salinity, extreme temperatures), soil microbial activity.
- In addition, biostimulants applied to plants enhance nutrition efficiency, abiotic stress tolerance and/or plant quality traits, regardless of its nutrient contents.
- Common types of biostimulants include: Humic and fulvic acids, seaweed extracts, beneficial fungi and bacteria (e.g., mycorrhizae, rhizobacteria).
- In India Biostimulants are incorporated under the Fertilizer (Control) Order,1985.
