The necessity for non-chemical approaches has grown as awareness of the dangers posed
by pesticides has spread. Chitosan, due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and …

Chitosan, a hydrophilic biopolymer industrially obtained by N-deacetylation of chitin, can be
applied as an antimicrobial agent. The current review of 129 references describes the …

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 …

Plants show physiological and morphological responses to a range of physical and
chemical factors known as 'elicitors'. These responses have been considered as defence …

We evaluated the potential of chitosan both to stimulate plant development and to induce
protection from Botrytis cinerea in Vitis vinifera L. plantlets. The presence of 1.75%(v/v) …

The effect of the treatment of chitosan at various concentrations (0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%,
and 1%) upon sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) before seeding and transplanting was …

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

Pythium is a genus of parasitic oomycetes which target plants and both nonvertebrate and
vertebrate animals, including fish and mammalian species. However, several Pythium spp …

Soil suppressiveness to soil-borne diseases relies mainly on microbial interactions. Some of
them, eg. antibiosis and mycoparasitism, are directly deleterious to pathogenic fungi; others …

This review comprises both well‐known and recently described P hytophthora species and
concentrates on P hytophthora–woody plant interactions. First, comprehensive data on …