While horticulture tools and methods have been extensively developed to improve the
management of crops, systems to harness the rhizosphere microbiome to benefit plant crops …

A wide variety of root-associated bacterial mutualist species sensitize plant defenses to
counteract pathogen infections. These beneficial bacteria produce myriad molecules that …

Iron (Fe) is an essential plant micronutrient since many cellular processes including
photosynthesis, respiration, and the scavenging of reactive oxygen species depend on …

Alkaloids are a large group of plant secondary metabolites with various structures and
activities. It is important to understand their functions in the interplay between plants and the …

Pseudomonas spp. are phylogenetically diverse bacteria with a broad range of metabolic
and ecological functions. Pseudomonas spp. beneficially interact with plants by colonising …

Plants are associated with diverse bacteria in nature. Some bacteria are pathogens that
decrease plant fitness, and others are beneficial bacteria that promote plant growth and …

Valsa canker of apple (VCA) caused by Valsa mali severely affected apple production in
east Asia. With the increase in drug resistance, there is an urgent need for efficient and …

Wheat, durum wheat, is the first cereal cultivated and consumed in Tunisia. Because the
dominance of calcareous soils in its agroecological systems, known by their low availability …

The human population is increasing at a staggering rate and will require strongly increased
agricultural production to feed it (FAO, 2009). This situation forces us to critically explore the …

Anaerobic digestion, as an effective method for sludge treatment, still has excellent potential
for development in energy recovery. Therefore, this study proposed a method to increase …