The global sustainability agenda is increasing the demand for reduction in inputs into
agricultural production while maintaining profitable yield of quality products. Plant diseases …

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 …

Plant diseases, caused by various microorganisms, including viruses, bacteria, fungi,
protozoa and nematodes, affect agricultural practices and result in significant crop losses …

Many recent studies have demonstrated that non-pathogenic fungi within plant microbiomes,
ie, endophytes (“endo”= within,“phyte”= plant), can significantly modify the expression of …

Damping-off is a disease that leads to the decay of germinating seeds and young seedlings,
which represents for farmers one of the most important yield constraints both in nurseries …

A monographic revision of the hyphomycete genus Cladosporium s. lat.(Cladosporiaceae,
Capnodiales) is presented. It includes a detailed historic overview of Cladosporium and …

Soil-borne plant pathogens are responsible for causing many crop plant diseases, resulting
in significant economic losses. Compost application to agricultural fields is an excellent …

Plant diseases need to be controlled to maintain the quality and abundance of food, feed,
and fiber produced by growers around the world. Different approaches may be used to …

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

Podosphaera fusca is the main causal agent of cucurbit powdery mildew in Spain. Four
Bacillus subtilis strains, UMAF6614, UMAF6619, UMAF6639, and UMAF8561, with proven …