Aqueous Garlic Extract as a Plant Biostimulant Enhances Physiology, Improves Crop Quality and Metabolite Abundance, and Primes the Defense Responses of Receiver Plants

Biostimulants are the next-generation choice for sustainable agricultural production and are gradually becoming an alternative to synthetic chemicals. Various botanicals are proposed to exert stimulatory effects, and garlic allelochemicals are among such botanicals; however, a peer-reviewed scientif...

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Main Authors: Sikandar Hayat, Husain Ahmad, Muhammad Ali, Kashif Hayat, Muhammad Ali Khan, Zhihui Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
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POD
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/9/1505