The global sustainability agenda is increasing the demand for reduction in inputs into
agricultural production while maintaining profitable yield of quality products. Plant diseases …

Background Research on beneficial mechanisms by plant-associated microbiomes, such as
plant growth stimulation and protection from plant pathogens, has gained considerable …

Sustainable agriculture requires the recruitment of bacterial agents to control diverse plant
diseases such as bacterial endophytes. Bacterial endophytes colonize and inhabit internal …

Recent changes in food purchasing and consumption have led consumers to place greater
importance on aspects such as convenience and the impact of food production and …

The Bacillus amyloliquefaciens group, composed of B. amyloliquefaciens, B. velezensis, B.
nakamurai, and B. siamensis, has recently emerged as an interesting source of biocontrol …

Botrytis cinerea is a phytopathogenic fungus responsible for economic losses from USD 10
to 100 billion worldwide. It affects more than 1400 plant species, thus becoming one of the …

The rapid expansion of degraded soil puts pressure on agricultural crop yield while also
increasing the likelihood of food scarcity in the near future at the global level. The degraded …

Quality losses in fresh produce throughout the postharvest phase are often due to the
inappropriate use of preservation technologies. In the last few decades, besides the …

Iron (Fe) is an essential element in several fundamental cellular processes. Although
present in high amounts in the Earth's crust, Fe can be a scarce element due to its low …

The antifungal activity of Bacillus cereus (B8W8) was investigated against major post-
harvest fungal pathogens affecting citrus and apples fruits namely Penicillium digitatum …