Growing environmental concerns are potentially narrowing global yield capacity of
agricultural systems. Climate change is the most significant problem the world is currently …

In the past few decades, the control of pests and diseases of cultivated plants using natural
and biological measures has drawn increasing attention in the quest to reduce the level of …

An increasing number of recent studies demonstrate that entomopathogenic fungi, often
solely considered as insect pathogens, play additional roles in nature, including …

During the entire developmental phase of plants, there exists an alliance among the soil,
plant and microorganisms. This association is developed when the microbial community in …

Climate change has already affected food security in many parts of the world, and this
situation will worsen if nothing is done to combat it. Unfortunately, agriculture is a meaningful …

Entomopathogenic ascomycetes (EA) are an important part of the microbiota in most
terrestrial ecosystems, where they can be found regulating natural populations of arthropod …

Sustainable agriculture requires the application of bioinoculants to control plant pests and
increase productivity. Thus, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have emerged as …

Insects are an important and probably the most challenging pest to control in agriculture, in
particular when they feed on belowground parts of plants. The application of synthetic …

Beneficial microbes play crucial role in modern agriculture, serving as biopesticides,
biostimulants/biofertilizers, and alleviating abiotic stress in crops. Their multifaceted …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are increasingly appreciated for their
contributions to primary productivity through promotion of growth and triggering of induced …