Virtually all examined plant species harbour fungal endophytes which asymptomatically
infect or colonize living plant tissues, including leaves, branches, stems and roots …

Biopesticides are living organisms or natural products that control agricultural pests
including bacteria, fungi, weeds, viruses and insects. Biopesticides can be classified into …

There is an urgent need for the development of sustainable and eco-friendly pesticide
formulations since common synthetic pesticides result in many adverse effects on human …

Recent changes in food purchasing and consumption have led consumers to place greater
importance on aspects such as convenience and the impact of food production and …

More than one third of harvested fruit and vegetables are lost and do not reach the
customers mainly due to postharvest decay. During the last decade, several postharvest …

Fruit plays an important role in human diet. Whereas, fungal pathogens cause huge losses
of fruit during storage and transportation, abuse of chemical fungicides leads to serious …

This review deals with the main mechanisms of action exerted by antagonistic bacteria, such
as competition for space and nutrients, suppression via siderophores, hydrolytic enzymes …

Background Significant product losses of fresh fruits and vegetables occur in the postharvest
storage due to rapid senescence and diseases. The traditional postharvest preservation …

Background Due to the perishability of most fruits during post-harvest storage, it is necessary
to look for environmental friendly chemical treatments to improve the quality of postharvest …

Postharvest decay caused by fungal pathogens is one of the most important factors causing
economic losses for the worldwide industry of fresh horticultural produce. Despite the …