Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper
Use of biostimulants for stimulating plant growth and mitigating the negative impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses is a promising strategy to achieve higher crop yields. Fungicides such as azoxystrobin are used to control several pests and fungal diseases in plants but at the cost of altering vari...
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| author | Ali Ahmad Eloy Navarro-León María José Izquierdo-Ramos Juan José Rios Begoña Blasco Iván Navarro-Morillo Juan Manuel Ruiz |
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| description | Use of biostimulants for stimulating plant growth and mitigating the negative impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses is a promising strategy to achieve higher crop yields. Fungicides such as azoxystrobin are used to control several pests and fungal diseases in plants but at the cost of altering various physiological processes; thereby, leading to reduced crop yields. The efficiency of the compound RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a biostimulant product while taking into account its role in plant growth stimulation and fungicide azoxystrobin stress mitigation was evaluated in this study. The efficacy of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> was assessed considering its impact on the stimulation of growth-related physiological processes and stress mitigation mechanism, e.g., reactive oxygen species (ROS) detoxification. Application of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> significantly increased plant growth by improving fresh weight, photosynthetic efficiency, net photosynthesis rate, gas exchange, nitrogen (N) metabolism (with increases in soluble amino acids, foliar N concentration, and N use efficiency), growth hormone concentrations (mainly gibberellins and cytokinins), nutritional status of plants (producing a greater accumulation of phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, molybdenum, iron, and boron), and sugars concentration. Furthermore, the application of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> on plants under fungicide azoxystrobin stress demonstrated its anti-stress and protective role by stimulating the antioxidant defense system and improving photosynthetic efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1568a0a9122540ff9101ebef2b07e3002023-11-23T15:11:28ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952022-06-01126141810.3390/agronomy12061418Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in PepperAli Ahmad0Eloy Navarro-León1María José Izquierdo-Ramos2Juan José Rios3Begoña Blasco4Iván Navarro-Morillo5Juan Manuel Ruiz6Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainChief Innovation Officer (CINO) at Atlántica Agrícola, 03400 Villena, SpainDepartment of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainUse of biostimulants for stimulating plant growth and mitigating the negative impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses is a promising strategy to achieve higher crop yields. Fungicides such as azoxystrobin are used to control several pests and fungal diseases in plants but at the cost of altering various physiological processes; thereby, leading to reduced crop yields. The efficiency of the compound RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a biostimulant product while taking into account its role in plant growth stimulation and fungicide azoxystrobin stress mitigation was evaluated in this study. The efficacy of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> was assessed considering its impact on the stimulation of growth-related physiological processes and stress mitigation mechanism, e.g., reactive oxygen species (ROS) detoxification. Application of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> significantly increased plant growth by improving fresh weight, photosynthetic efficiency, net photosynthesis rate, gas exchange, nitrogen (N) metabolism (with increases in soluble amino acids, foliar N concentration, and N use efficiency), growth hormone concentrations (mainly gibberellins and cytokinins), nutritional status of plants (producing a greater accumulation of phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, zinc, molybdenum, iron, and boron), and sugars concentration. Furthermore, the application of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> on plants under fungicide azoxystrobin stress demonstrated its anti-stress and protective role by stimulating the antioxidant defense system and improving photosynthetic efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1418biostimulantgrowth regulationplant physiologyRAZORMINstress mitigation |
| spellingShingle | Ali Ahmad Eloy Navarro-León María José Izquierdo-Ramos Juan José Rios Begoña Blasco Iván Navarro-Morillo Juan Manuel Ruiz Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper Agronomy biostimulant growth regulation plant physiology RAZORMIN stress mitigation |
| title | Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper |
| title_full | Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper |
| title_short | Analysis of RAZORMIN<sup>®</sup> as a Biostimulant and Its Effect on the Phytotoxicity Mitigation Caused by Fungicide Azoxystrobin in Pepper |
| title_sort | analysis of razormin sup r sup as a biostimulant and its effect on the phytotoxicity mitigation caused by fungicide azoxystrobin in pepper |
| topic | biostimulant growth regulation plant physiology RAZORMIN stress mitigation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/6/1418 |
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