Global food security is threatened by insect pests of economically important crops. Chemical
pesticides have been used frequently for the last few decades to manage insect pests …

Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

Plant diseases are a serious threat to the health and functionality of both natural and man-
made ecosystems. Diverse methods and strategies are being employed to prevent …

Endophytes are a potent source of bioactive compounds that mimic plant-based metabolites.
The relationship of host plant and endophyte is significantly associated with alteration in …

Review covering up to mid-2021 The structure of polyketide and non-ribosomal peptide
natural products is strongly influenced by how they are released from their biosynthetic …

Within the canonical repertoire of the amino acid involved in protein biogenesis, proline
plays a unique role as an amino acid presenting a modified backbone rather than a side …

Purpureocillium lilacinum is a biocontrol Ascomycota fungus against various plant
pathogens. In the present study, the efficacy of P. lilacinum was evaluated against a root …

Biologically active natural compounds are molecules produced by plants or plant‐related
microbes, such as endophytes. Many of these metabolites have a wide range of …

Agricultural systems are in need of low-cost, safe antibiotics to protect crops from pests and
diseases. Peptaibiotics, a family of linear, membrane-active, amphipathic polypeptides, have …

Long-term continuous soybean cropping can lead to the aggravation of soil fungal disease.
However, the manner in which the fungal community and functional groups of fungi are …