Sustainable management of diseases and pests in crops by vermicompost and vermicompost tea. A review

AM Yatoo, MN Ali, ZA Baba, B Hassan - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR): A potential alternative tool for nematodes bio-control

PH Mhatre, C Karthik, K Kadirvelu, KL Divya… - Biocatalysis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing demand of the agricultural produce can be attained by optimizing the
productivity potential and by minimizing the losses caused by notorious plant-parasitic …

Enriched pressmud vermicompost production with green manure plants using Eudrilus eugeniae

R Balachandar, L Baskaran, A Yuvaraj… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vermicomposting of pressmud with cow dung and nitrogenous green manures (Gliricidia
sepium and Leucaena leucocephala) was carried out using Eudrilus eugeniae (50 days) …

Earthworms and vermicompost: an eco-friendly approach for repaying nature's debt

A Singh, N Karmegam, GS Singh, T Bhadauria… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
The steady increase in the world's population has intensified the need for crop productivity,
but the majority of the agricultural practices are associated with adverse effects on the …

Microbes vs. nematodes: Insights into biocontrol through antagonistic organisms to control root-knot nematodes

AA Bhat, A Shakeel, S Waqar, ZA Handoo, AA Khan - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are sedentary endoparasites that cause severe
economic losses to agricultural crops globally. Due to the regulations of the European Union …

Vermicomposting of paper industry sludge with cowdung and green manure plants using Eisenia fetida: A viable option for cleaner and enriched vermicompost …

N Karmegam, P Vijayan, M Prakash… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vermicomposting of paper mill sludge (PMS) with cowdung (CD) and green manure plants,
Tephrosia purpurea (TEP) and Gliricidia sepium (GLS) in different combinations (21 days …

Bacillus subtilis: A Multifarious Plant Growth Promoter, Biocontrol Agent, and Bioalleviator of Abiotic Stress

A Sagar, SS Yadav, RZ Sayyed, S Sharma… - … : Plant Stress Tolerance …, 2022 - Springer
Increased agricultural production is the global requirement to nourish the rising people with
limited cultivable agricultural land. To achieve this goal, fertilizers and pesticides have been …

Isolation and effect of Trichoderma citrinoviride Snef1910 for the biological control of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

H Fan, M Yao, H Wang, D Zhao, X Zhu, Y Wang, X Liu… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background Root-knot nematode is one of the most significant diseases of vegetable crops
in the world. Biological control with microbial antagonists has been emerged as a promising …

Biological seed treatments promote crop establishment and yield: a global meta-analysis

JR Lamichhane, DC Corrales, E Soltani - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Springer
Seeds are a vector of genetic progress and, as such, they play a significant role in the
sustainability of the agri-food system. The current global seed market is worth USD 60 billion …

Bacillus-based bionematicides: development, modes of action and commercialisation

G Engelbrecht, I Horak… - Biocontrol Science …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Agricultural crops are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes causing extensive
financial losses globally. Historically, agrochemicals have been the preferred method to …