Human activities significantly contribute to worldwide spread of phytopathological
adversities. Pathogen-related food losses are today responsible for a reduction in quantity …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by plants serve as information and defense
chemicals in mutualistic and antagonistic interactions and mitigate effects of abiotic stress …

Infectious plant diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as fungi,
oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasma, and nematodes. Plant diseases have a …

Detection, identification, and quantification of plant diseases by sensor techniques are
expected to enable a more precise disease control, as sensors are sensitive, objective, and …

The widespread use of nitrogen chemical fertilizers in modern agricultural practices has
raised concerns over hazardous accumulations of nitrogen-based compounds in crop foods …

Bacteria produce a huge diversity of metabolites, many of which mediate ecological
relations. Among these, volatile compounds cause broad-range effects at low doses and …

The identification and quantification of plant pathogens in the early stages of infection play
an important role to ensure food security and decrease crop loss. Over the past years …

Cancer is fast becoming the most important cause of death worldwide, its mortality being
mostly caused by late or wrong diagnosis. Novel strategies have been developed to identify …

Introduction This paper describes the research work done toward the development of a
breath analyzing electronic nose (e-nose), and the results obtained from testing patients with …

The recent development of MAU-9 electronic sensory methods, based on artificial olfaction
detection of volatile emissions using an experimental metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) …