Yeasts occur in all environments and have been described as potent antagonists of various
plant pathogens. Due to their antagonistic ability, undemanding cultivation requirements …

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

Postharvest diseases cause considerable losses to harvested fruits and vegetables during
transportation and storage. Synthetic fungicides are primarily used to control postharvest …

Indigenous actinomycetes isolated from rhizosphere soils were assessed for in vitro
antagonism against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Sclerotium rolfsii. A potent …

The native microbial flora and fauna are replaced by commercial chemical fertilizers and
pesticides, in the current agricultural system. Imbalance of beneficial microbial diversity and …

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a popular and economically important fruit tree of tropical and
subtropical countries. The fruit is consumed world-wide as fresh fruit and as a vegetable or …

Colloidal silver nanoparticles were synthesized by reducing silver nitrate solutions with
glucose, in the presence of gelatin as capping agent. The obtained nanoparticles were …

Fruit and vegetables are an important part of human diets and provide multiple health
benefits. However, due to the short shelf-life of fresh and minimally-processed fruit and …

The mechanisms of action associated with the biocontrol capacity of Debaryomyces
hansenii against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, causal agent of anthracnose in papaya …

It has been know that silver and its compounds have strong inhibitory and microbicidal
activities for bacteria, fungi, and virus. Compared with other metals, silver exhibits higher …