The success of sustainable agricultural practices has now become heavily dependent on the
interactions between crop plants and their associated microbiome. Continuous …

Agricultural inputs such as fertilizers are becoming increasingly expensive and less
available in developing countries, leading to decreased land productivity and food …

Overusing imidacloprid (IMI) has been found to impede secondary metabolism and hinder
plant growth. The impact of IMI stress on the interaction between metabolites, rhizosphere …

The legume family includes approximately 19,300 species across three large subfamilies, of
which Papilionoideae stands out with 13,800 species. Lentils were one of the first crops to …

The seed microbiota has great potential for enhancing agricultural practices and promoting
sustainable plant growth. However, excessive and improper application of agrochemicals …

Over the last decades, the intensification of agriculture has resulted in an increasing use of
pesticides, which has led to widespread contamination of non-target ecosystems in …

In recent decades, the quality of agricultural soils has been seriously affected by the
excessive application of pesticides, with herbicides being one of the most abundant …

Agrochemicals are used globally to enhance plant productivity and protect the ecosystem
from miscellaneous damages. The current chapter focuses on the definition and …

Garlic suffers from frequent pathogenic diseases, seriously affecting its yield and quality.
Biosurfactants have been reported with high antimicrobial activity and wide antimicrobial …

The burgeoning worldwide population continues to pressurize the existing agricultural
systems to produce more food to match demand. With this, the agricultural systems heavily …