The increase in the world population has generated an important need for both quality and
quantity agricultural products, which has led to a significant surge in the use of chemical …

Plant pathogens cause severe losses or damage to crops worldwide and thereby
significantly reduce the quality and quantity of agricultural commodities. World tendencies …

There is increasing interest in the use of beneficial microorganisms as alternatives to
chemical pesticides and synthetic fertilisers in agricultural production. Application of …

Bacteria and fungi can form a range of physical associations that depend on various modes
of molecular communication for their development and functioning. These bacterial-fungal …

Many factors determine the resistance properties of a Bacillus spore to heat, chemical and
physical processing, including thick proteinaceous coats, peptidoglycan cortex and low …

The objective of this study was to review the published research works on biological control
of fungal plant diseases during past 50 years. Fungal plant pathogens are among the most …

▪ Abstract Losses from postharvest fruit diseases range from 1 to 20 percent in the United
States, depending on the commodity. The application of fungicides to fruits after harvest to …

The use of beneficial microorganisms for the biological control of plant diseases and pests
has emerged as a viable alternative to chemical pesticides in agriculture. Traditionally …

Biochar is the solid coproduct of biomass pyrolysis, a technique used for carbon-negative
production of second-generation biofuels. The biochar can be applied as a soil amendment …

The durability of a control method for plant protection is defined as the persistence of its
efficacy in space and time. It depends on (i) the selection pressure exerted by it on …