The bacterial genus Pantoea comprises many versatile species that have been isolated from
a multitude of environments. Pantoea was delineated as a genus approximately 25 years …

Bacterial endophytes constitute an essential part of the plant microbiome and are described
to promote plant health by different mechanisms. The close interaction with the host leads to …

This paper focuses on the parasitic nematodes infesting vegetables, particularly their
symptoms of damage, biology and life cycle, survival and spread, economic importance …

Although mycorrhizal colonization provides a bioprotectional effect against a broad range of
soil-borne pathogens, including plant parasitic nematodes, the commercial use of …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are able to protect plants against a range of soil-borne
pathogens, but the biocontrol modes of action remain largely unknown, especially in the …

This article discusses the extensive research that has been conducted on the use of
mutualistic bacterial and fungal endophytes for the biological control of plant-parasitic …

Four mutualistic endophytic fungal isolates were investigated for their ability to induce
systemic resistance in banana toward the burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis in …

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are among the most aggressive phytonematodes.
While moving through soil to reach the roots of their host, specific microbes attach to the …

This chapter describes the nematode parasites of vegetables. Information is given on their
distribution, biology and life cycle, symptoms of damage, environmental factors affecting …

Approaches for the management of plant parasitic nematodes are discussed in this chapter
under the following headings: exclusion, quarantine and diagnosis; inter-cycle management …