Damping-off is a disease that leads to the decay of germinating seeds and young seedlings,
which represents for farmers one of the most important yield constraints both in nurseries …

Plant diseases are often thought to be caused by one species or even by a specific strain.
Microbes in nature, however, mostly occur as part of complex communities and this has …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Capsicum annuum L. is a significant horticulture crop known for its pungent varieties and
used as a spice. The pungent character in the plant, known as capsaicinoid, has been …

Zingiber officinale L. Roscoe is a significant herb that possesses many medicinal and
ethnomedicinal properties. Due to the presence of various bioactive compounds, it has …

Abstract Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is a tropical plant cultivated all over the world due
to its culinary and medicinal properties. It is one of the most important spices commonly used …

The ability of chitosan and oligochitosan to enhance ginger (Zingiber officinale) resistance to
rhizome rot caused by Fusarium oxysporum in storage was investigated. Both chitosan and …

Little is known about the molecular basis of host defense in resistant wild species Zingiber
zerumbet (L.) Smith against the soil-borne, necrotrophic oomycete pathogen Pythium …

Endophytic fungi associated with rhizomes of four cultivars of Zingiber officinale were
identified by molecular and morphological methods and evaluated for their activity against …

Increased food insecurity caused by factors such as plant pests and pathogens has
prompted the use of botanicals as alternative control agents. In this review, the ethnobotany …