Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

Nowadays, the most significant consequence of climate change is drought stress. Drought is
one of the important, alarming, and hazardous abiotic stresses responsible for the …

The burgeoning global market for soil microbial inoculants for use in agriculture is being
driven by pressure to increase sustainable crop production by managing pests and diseases …

Plant-associated microorganisms play an important role in agricultural production. Although
various studies have shown that single microorganisms can exert beneficial effects on …

The concept of soil health refers to specific soil properties and the ability to support and
sustain crop growth and productivity, while maintaining long-term environmental quality. The …

Intercropping is an adapted farming system to optimize resource-use efficiency and crop
yield, particularly in low input agricultural systems. Due to the beneficial eco-agricultural …

Crop disease remains a major problem to global food production. Excess use of pesticides
through chemical disease control measures is a serious problem for sustainable agriculture …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

Crop plants are affected by a series of inhibitory environmental and biotic factors that
decrease their growth and production. To counteract these adverse effects, plants work …

Environmental stress is a major challenge for sustainable food production as it reduces yield
by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) which pose a threat to cell organelles and …