Plant- and Animal-Derived Biostimulants for Overcoming Salinity Stress by Regulating the Physiological Parameters of Broccoli

Abstract

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica L.), a cool-season vegetable, is grown in Türkiye under field and greenhouse conditions with irrigation to produce inflorescences. Due to its health-promoting properties through various bioactive compounds such as glucosinolates, phenols, vitamin C, and carotenoids, which may contribute to the reduction of cancer risk, the consumption of broccoli has continuously gained attention [1]. It is considered to be a moderately saltsensitive crop by [2], but depends on genotypic factors [3]. They informed that salinity leads to limitations in plant growth and floret yield, while glucosinolates and phenolics content in florets were increased.