Povero Giovanni, Mejia Juan F, Di Tommaso Donata, Piaggesi Alberto, Warrior Prem
Global R&D Department, Valagro SpA Atessa, Italy.
Front Plant Sci. 2016 Apr 5;7:435. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00435. eCollection 2016.
The use of natural plant biostimulants is proposed as an innovative solution to address the challenges to sustainable agriculture, to ensure optimal nutrient uptake, crop yield, quality, and tolerance to abiotic stress. However, the process of selection and characterization of plant biostimulant matrices is complex and involves a series of rigorous evaluations customized to the needs of the plant. Here, we propose a highly differentiated plant biostimulant development and production platform, which involves a combination of technology, processes, and know-how. Chemistry, biology and omic concepts are combined/integrated to investigate and understand the specific mode(s) of action of bioactive ingredients. The proposed approach allows to predict and characterize the function of natural compounds as biostimulants. By managing and analyzing massive amounts of complex data, it is therefore possible to discover, evaluate and validate new product candidates, thus expanding the uses of existing products to meet the emerging needs of agriculture.
天然植物生物刺激剂的使用被提议作为一种创新解决方案，以应对可持续农业面临的挑战，确保最佳养分吸收、作物产量、品质以及对非生物胁迫的耐受性。然而，植物生物刺激剂基质的选择和表征过程很复杂，涉及一系列根据植物需求定制的严格评估。在此，我们提出一个高度差异化的植物生物刺激剂开发和生产平台，该平台涉及技术、工艺和专业知识的结合。化学、生物学和组学概念相结合，以研究和理解生物活性成分的特定作用模式。所提出的方法能够预测和表征天然化合物作为生物刺激剂的功能。通过管理和分析大量复杂数据，因此有可能发现、评估和验证新的候选产品，从而扩大现有产品的用途，以满足农业新出现的需求。
