Plant biostimulants are agricultural products that improve natural plant nutritional processes, which can result in improved plant health; tolerance to abiotic and other environmental stresses; and improved overall growth, quality, and yield of crops. In doing so, biostimulant products can increase the uptake and utilization of existing and applied nutrients, thus reducing the potential for off-farm nutrient runoff into rivers, lakes, and streams or loss to the atmosphere as greenhouse gasses. NALP recognizes the significant overlap between agricultural and horticultural uses of biostimulants in enhancing the health of plants and the importance of alignment on this issue between our federal regulators, manufacturers, farmers, environmental activist groups and those of us in industry in order that the products are available for use.
