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Biostimulants : nature, function, regulation, uses

Authors: Claude ALABOUVETTE, Christelle CORDIER

Publication date: April 10, 2020

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2. Main mechanisms of action of biostimulants

As mentioned above, biostimulants are extremely diverse in nature, and so are their mechanisms of action. Following the arguments developed by Yakhin et al. , we prefer to speak of "mechanisms of action", reserving the term "mode of action" for the precise function of a given molecule. It is therefore not possible to speak of a biostimulant's "mode of action", since its beneficial effects are always the result of complex mechanisms.

2.1 Main mechanisms of action of microbial biostimulants

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