The biocontrol potential and plant-growth-promotion activities of seventeen actinobacteria,
isolated from roots of native plants and soils harvested in the Algerian Sahara, were …

Seedling blights and root rots caused by Pythium species account for almost US $25 million
in annual losses to corn (Zea mays) production in the United States and Ontario. Variations …

Oomycetes and fungi were recovered from coconut coir and rockwool substrates where
marijuana (Cannabis sativa L. cv. Silver and Citron) plants with root rot and wilt symptoms …

Black shank, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae van Breda de Haan, is a devastating
disease of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) throughout the world. The newly-discovered …

Abstract Ridomil Gold SL (45.3% ai mefenoxam) is a widely used chemical fungicide for the
control of oomycetes. However, its impact on fungal communities remains unexplored …

Ethaboxam is a benzamide antioomycete chemical (oomicide) used in corn and soybean
seed treatments. Benzamides are hypothesized to bind to β-tubulin, thus disrupting …

High levels of genetic diversity have been described within the Pythium irregulare complex
from several host plants; however, little is known about the population structure in fields …

The soilborne fungi Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Rhizoctonia solani and the oomycete Pythium
ultimum are among the most destructive pathogens for lettuce production. The application of …

Oomycetes-borne diseases represent a serious problem for agriculture sustainability due to
the high use of chemical products employed for their control. In recent years, increasing …

Fusarium wilt of watermelon caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum is a serious,
widespread disease of watermelon throughout the southern United States. To investigate …