Increasing demand for safe food by an ever-growing human population emphasizes the
urgency for increasing crop yields and reducing the losses caused by abiotic and biotic …

Trichoderma spp. are free-living fungi present in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems. These
soil fungi can stimulate plant growth and increase plant nutrient acquisition of macro-and …

Soil microbiome plays a critical role in maintaining key soil processes such as litter
decomposition, nutrient cycling, and plant productivity. In this study, we aimed to investigate …

Soil fungi are diverse and common in crop systems with important ecological function such
as saprotrophs, symbionts, and pathogens, all of which are key components for soil fertility …

Microbial-based products (either as biopesticide or biofertilizers) have a long history of
application, though their use is still limited, mainly due to a perceived low and inconsistent …

Trichoderma is a widely recognized plant-growth-promoting fungus that has been
extensively utilized in various agricultural applications. However, research on the economic …

Root parasitic weeds of the genera Orobanche and Phelipanche (commonly named
broomrapes) are responsible for enormous yield losses of several crops all around the …

Soil-borne plant diseases significantly threaten agricultural sustainability, leading to
substantial crop loss. Although chemical pesticides are effective, their environmental and …

Certain soils promote crop health because they are pathogen-suppressive (ie, fungistatic) or
disease-suppressive, but the effect of soil management on these properties is not fully …

Fusarium verticillioides, an important maize pathogen, produce fumonisins, causes stalk rot
and consequentially reduce crop growth and yield. Therefore, herein we aimed to evaluate …