Plant health is essential for food security, and constitutes a major predictor to safe and
sustainable food systems. Over 40% of the global crops' productions are lost to pests …

The genus Bacillus has been widely applied in contemporary agriculture as an
environmentally-friendly biological agent. However, the real effect of commercial Bacillus …

Microbiome predators shape the soil microbiome and thereby soil functions. However, this
knowledge has been obtained from small‐scale observations in fundamental rather than …

The uncertainty associated with the impact of a bioinoculant on soil microbial community
and, as a consequence, on soil quality, as well as the need to define its persistence, has …

Below-ground insect pests are challenging to control because they are hard to target with
control measures. Moreover, broad spectrum insecticides are or will soon be banned due to …

Aims One of the main challenges of culture-independent soil microbiology is distinguishing
the microbial community's viable fraction from dead matter. Propidium monoazide (PMA) …

Combining different biocontrol agents (BCA) is an approach to increase efficacy and
reliability of biological control. If several BCA are applied together, they have to be …

The indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers adversely affects ecological health and soil
microbiota provoking loss of soil fertility and greater pathogen and pest presence in soil …

Microorganisms are integral components of ecosystems, exerting profound impacts on
various facets of human life. The recent United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Science …

Introduction The multifunctionality of microorganisms, including entomopathogenic fungi,
represents a feature that could be exploited to support the development, marketing, and …