Recent peer-reviewed research and journal articles in the fields JDR works in every day: plant bio-stimulants, bio-pesticides, and pesticide residues and regulation. Each entry links to the publisher or the article's DOI. The one-line summaries are ours.
Bio-stimulants
Crop yield responses to seaweed extract-based biostimulants depend on application strategy, formulation, and extraction methods: a meta-analysis
Pools 198 peer-reviewed studies and 2,021 comparisons to show when seaweed extracts raise yield, and why the formulation and extraction method matter.
Read article →Meta-analysis of seaweed extracts as multifunctional biostimulants improving growth, yield, quality, and physiology in tomato
A crop-specific meta-analysis of 40 publications on seaweed extracts in tomato, including the concentration range that performed best.
Read article →Seaweed Extracts Improve Salinity Tolerance in Cereal Crops - A Meta-Analysis
Quantifies how seaweed extracts help cereals cope with salt stress, a key claim area for Schedule VI products.
Read article →Plant nutrition and biostimulants: regulators of secondary metabolites and crop productivity in both normal and abiotic stress conditions
Research-topic editorial co-authored from CSIR-IHBT Palampur, summarising how biostimulants influence crop quality and stress tolerance.
Read article →A review of seaweed extract's potential as a biostimulant to enhance growth and mitigate stress in horticulture crops
Compares brown, green and red seaweed extracts in horticulture and the bioactive compounds behind their effects.
Read article →The power of seaweeds as plant biostimulants to boost crop production under abiotic stress
A balanced review that documents yield benefits and also cases where seaweed extracts showed no effect under stress.
Read article →Bio-pesticides
Biopesticides as a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides: a case for microbial pesticides, phytopesticides, and nanobiopesticides
An open-access overview of microbial, botanical and nano-formulated biopesticides and the hurdles to their adoption.
Read article →Microbial biopesticides for insect pest management in India: current status and future prospects
Reviews India's microbial biopesticide sector, including registered products, formulation and shelf-life constraints, and regulation.
Read article →Pesticide residues & regulation
Pesticide Residues in Food Commodities in India: An overview
From the ICAR All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues: national monitoring results against FSSAI MRLs and India's data submissions for Codex MRLs on spices.
Read article →Pesticide pollution in India: Environmental and health risks, and policy challenges
Open-access review of pesticide residues in Indian soil and water and the policy gaps in monitoring and regulation.
Read article →Monitoring and risk assessment for pesticide residues in vegetables, soil, and water in Haryana, India
Field monitoring and consumer risk assessment for residues in Haryana's vegetables, soil and water.
Read article →Pesticide residues and their detection techniques in foods using sensors - a review
Reviews sensor-based residue detection, co-authored from Indian institutions including NIFTEM and IIT Delhi.
Read article →The implications of pesticide residue in food crops on human health: a critical review
Summarises residue levels found in food crops, how they are measured, and the associated health evidence.
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