Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), family Solanaceae, has become in the past fifty years
one of the most important and extensively grown horticultural crops in the Mediterranean …

Since the colonization of land by ancestral plant lineages 450 million years ago, plants and
their associated microbes have been interacting with each other, forming an assemblage of …

Plant pathogens cause severe losses or damage to crops worldwide and thereby
significantly reduce the quality and quantity of agricultural commodities. World tendencies …

The loss of organic material from the roots provides the energy for the development of active
microbial populations in the rhizosphere around the root. Generally, saproptrophs or …

Many fungi are pathogenic on plants and cause significant damage in agriculture and
forestry. They are also part of the natural ecosystem and may play a role in regulating plant …

The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae is able to confer bioprotection against
Phytophthora parasitica in tomato roots. Localized and induced systemic resistance (ISR) …

Globally, tomato is the second most cultivated vegetable crop next to potato, preferentially
grown in temperate climates. Processing tomatoes are generally produced in field …

Plants, microbes, and their mutualistic associations are well known for degrading or
removing harmful pollutants by various modes of remediation mechanisms in both the …

Vegetable crops are grown worldwide as a source of nutrients and fiber in the human diet.
Fungal plant pathogens can cause devastation in these crops under appropriate …

The management of certain plant beneficial microorganisms [biological control agents
(BCAs)] seems to be a promising and environmental friendly method to control plant …