Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested fruits and vegetables during
transportation and storage. Synthetic fungicides are primarily used to control postharvest …

The native microbial flora and fauna are replaced by commercial chemical fertilizers and
pesticides, in the current agricultural system. Imbalance of beneficial microbial diversity and …

A total of 1035 yeast isolates, obtained from rice and sugar cane leaves, were screened
primarily for indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production. Thirteen isolates were selected, due to …

Plant diseases cause huge losses by changing the quality and quantity of harvested crops.
Many disease symptoms caused by bacteria or fungi rely on the involvement of plant …

Within a plant, there can exist an ecosystem of pathogens and endophytes, the latter
described as bacterial and fungal inhabitants that thrive without causing disease to the host …

The results obtained in this study show that the Mp-30 strain of Metschnikowia pulcherrima
is able to completely prevent Botrytis cinerea infection in apples, which is a major …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the preventive activity of methyl jasmonate
(MeJA) alone and in combination with antagonistic yeast in suppressing green mold decay …

Various crop plants have been domesticated, after careful selection from innumerable wild
plant species over several millennia, because of their potential for higher yield and better …

Background Mechanisms involved in the biological control of plant diseases are varied and
complex. Hormones, including the auxin indole acetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA) …

Penicillium expansum is a pathogenic fungus that causes blue mold decay in various fruits
and produces toxic substances. This study investigated the effect of alginate oligosaccharide …