Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

Consumers highly appreciate table grapes for their pleasant sensory attributes and as good
sources of nutritional and functional compounds. This explains the rising market and global …

This review deals with the mechanism of antagonistic action of bacterial and fungal
biocontrol agents such as the production of antibiotics, siderophores, enzyme secretion …

The extensive use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has negative consequences in terms
of soil microbial biodiversity and environmental contamination. Faced with this growing …

Soil microbiota has increasingly been shown to play an integral role in viticulture resilience.
The emergence of new metagenomic and culturomic technologies has led to significant …

Aims Tea tree oil (TTO) has been confirmed in previous study as a potential natural
antifungal agent to control Botrytis cinerea and grey mould in fresh fruit. However, the …

Grey and blue mould diseases are among the most important diseases of grapes worldwide.
They are causing extensive decay in postharvest grapes. Chemical fungicides remain the …

The increasing level of hazardous residues in the environment and food chains has led the
European Union to restrict the use of chemical fungicides. Thus, exploiting new natural …

Psychrotrophic yeasts were isolated from Antarctic soils, selected based on their ability to
grow in apple juice at low temperatures, and were evaluated as potential biocontrol agents …

The kingdom Fungi is the most important group of microorganism contaminating food
commodities, and chemical additives are commonly used in the food industry to prevent …