Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

Numerous harmful microorganisms and insect pests have the ability to cause plant
infections or damage, which is mostly controlled by toxic chemical agents. These chemical …

Light, water and healthy soil are three essential natural resources required for agricultural
productivity. Industrialization of agriculture has resulted in intensification of cropping …

Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF) improve plant health and resist plant pathogens. The
present study was carried out to biocontrol tomato Fusarium wilt using PGPF through …

The rhizosphere is the region around the plant roots where maximum microbial activities
occur. In the rhizosphere, microorganisms' beneficial and harmful activities affect plant …

Food safety is a significant challenge worldwide, from plantation to cultivation, especially for
perishable products such as tomatoes. New eco-friendly strategies are needed, and …

Excessive dependence on chemical fertilizers and ignorance to organic and microbial inputs
under intensive cropping systems are the basic components of contemporary agriculture …

Root rot diseases, caused by phytopathogenic oomycetes, Phytophthora spp. cause
devastating losses involving forest seedlings, such as Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis …

Parthenium hysterophorus L. is considered an obnoxious weed due to its rapid dispersal,
fast multiplications, and agricultural and health hazards. In addition to its physio-molecular …

Microalgae are rapidly evolving alternative ingredients in food and feed. Desirable
nutritional and functional qualities make them high potential sources of feed ingredients …