Effective crop protection is vital to safeguard food security, but growers are reliant on a
limited toolbox in the face of diverse and evolving pathogens. New crop protection methods …

Plant pathogens cause significant damage to plant products, compromising both quantities
and quality. Even though many elements of agricultural practices are an integral part of …

Agricultural pesticide use and its associated environmental harms is widespread throughout
the world. Efforts to mitigate this harm have largely focused on reducing pesticide …

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of diseases caused by bacterial,
fungal, and viral infections. Infections affect plants at different stages of agricultural …

Crop disease diagnosis is an essential step in crop disease treatment and is a hot issue in
agricultural research. However, in agricultural production, identifying only coarse-grained …

Fusarium solani (F. solani) is one of the most important pathogenic fungi, that cause
Fusarium dry rot and Fusarium wilt in potato, responsible for low potato yield globally …

The seed germination and seedling growth of rapeseed are crucial stages in plant life,
especially when facing abiotic stresses. In the present work, the effects of water and …

Pre-sowing seed treatment with systemic fungicides is a firmly entrenched practice for most
agricultural crops worldwide. The treatment is intended to protect the crop against seed-and …

Seeds can harbor a wide range of microorganisms, especially fungi, which can cause
different sanitary problems. Seed quality and seed longevity may be drastically reduced by …

Seeds are a vector of genetic progress and, as such, they play a significant role in the
sustainability of the agri-food system. The current global seed market is worth USD 60 billion …