With the rising awareness of the adverse effects of chemical pesticides, people are looking
for organically grown vegetables. Consumers are increasingly choosing organic foods due …

The recent outbreak of the emerging pathogenic races of Fusarium wilt and early blight
causing pathogens capable of infecting numerous commercial tomato varieties/cultivars …

Bacteria that solubilize nutrients in the soil are commonly used as bio-inoculants for
promoting the growth of different crop species. However, the influence of potassium (K) …

Botanical extracts had proved efficient, cost effective and environment friendly means of
plant disease management. Alternaria solani is a fungal pathogen responsible for early …

Applying enzymatic biocatalysts based on hexahistidine-containing organophosphorus
hydrolase (His6-OPH) is suggested for the decomposition of chlorpyrifos, which is actively …

Tomato production worldwide is usually restrained by various infections, among them mainly
the late and early blight caused by Phytophthora infestans and Alternaria solani …

Many lepidopterans are among the diverse arthropod pests that attack tomato crop. Some of
these lepidopterans are more problematic and widespread than others. This chapter …

Abstract The United States is the second largest producer of tomatoes (Lycopersicon
esculentum Mill.) in the world. In the US tomato is produced for fresh and processed …

A clear tomato yield gap exists in southern Africa. Understanding the economic crop
production factors is a necessary prelude to any discussion of ecological sustainability. The …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of plant extracts and fungal
antagonists in managing pests and diseases of tomato under field conditions. The extracts …