The increasing interest in urban agriculture highlights the crucial question of crop quality.
The main objectives for environmental sustainability are a decrease in chemical inputs, a …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inhabiting soil play an important role for vascular plants.
Interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, plants and soil microorganisms leads to …

Fungi have been often neglected, despite the fact that they provided penicillin, lovastatin
and many other important medicines. They are an understudied, but essential, fascinating …

Egyptian soils are generally characterized by slightly alkaline to alkaline pH values (7.5–8.7)
which are mainly due to its dry environment. In arid and semi-arid regions, salts are less …

In the present time, chemical fertilizers are more in practice for crop production which
affected the soil and environment quality. The higher amount of chemical inputs in …

A biofilm is an assemblage, aggregation, or community of microbial cells bounded by a
polymeric matrix comprising polysaccharides that are associated with an inert or biotic …

Plant-associated microorganisms play a critical role in agricultural productivity. Symbiotic
microorganisms interact with each other and allow their host leguminous plants to maintain …

Rhizobium is a plant growth-promoting bacteria, generally involved in nitrogen fixation and
promotes growth in plants under abiotic-stressed conditions such as salinity. The present …

Maize ear rot caused by Fusarium verticillioides (Fv) is a major disease associated with
reduced grain yield and ear quality. The use of biochar in management of ear rot has not …

Plants are exposed to different environmental stresses (biotic or abiotic) in their habitats,
these stresses often result in several diseases and decline in crop production which are …