The negative impact of the massive use of synthetic pesticides on the environment and on
human health has stimulated the search for environment-friendly practices for controlling …

Chitinases are a category of hydrolytic enzymes that catalyze chitin and are formed by a
wide variety of microorganisms. In nature, microbial chitinases are primarily responsible for …

Bacillus species are promising agent for the biological control of postharvest diseases. This
study investigated the bio-control efficiency of Bacillus halotolerans KLBC XJ-5 against grey …

The pathogenic microorganisms affecting plant health are major and chronic threats to
sustainable food production and ecosystem stability worldwide. Currently, synthetic …

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 …

Ten bacteria isolate (4 Bacillus subtilis, 2 Bacillus pumilus, 2 Bacillus cereus, 1 Bacillus
megaterium, and 1 Agrobacterium radiobacter) were tested in vitro for antagonistic …

In present study, chitinolytic bacteria were employed to bioaugment the biogas production
from fungal pretreated agricultural residues. The fungal pretreatment of wheat and pearl …

Naturally abundant, non-edible and inexpensive lignocellulosic biomass is an appropriate
substrate for biogas production through anaerobic digestion. In order to attain most of the …

Cellulose and chitin are the most abundant naturally occurring biopolymers synthesized in
plants and animals and are used for synthesis of different organic compounds and acids in …

Plant diseases and insect pest damage cause tremendous losses in forestry and fruit tree
production. Even though chemical pesticides have been effective in the control of plant …