Agricultural waste recycling in horticultural intensive farming systems by on-farm composting and compost-based tea application improves soil quality and plant health …

U De Corato - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The vegetables supply chain of intensive farming systems has gained huge relevance due
to environmental pollution, residual toxicity towards microorganisms and humans …

Mechanisms underlying the protective effects of beneficial fungi against plant diseases

M Ghorbanpour, M Omidvari, P Abbaszadeh-Dahaji… - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Plant diseases are a serious threat to the health and functionality of both natural and man-
made ecosystems. Diverse methods and strategies are being employed to prevent …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of plant pathogenic fungi by endophytic Trichoderma spp. through mycoparasitism and volatile organic compounds

P Rajani, C Rajasekaran, MM Vasanthakumari… - Microbiological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antagonism of plant pathogenic fungi by endophytic fungi is a well-known phenomenon. In
plate assays, the antagonism could be due to mycoparasitism, competition for space or …

Sustainable management of diseases and pests in crops by vermicompost and vermicompost tea. A review

AM Yatoo, MN Ali, ZA Baba, B Hassan - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Impact of root exudates and plant defense signaling on bacterial communities in the rhizosphere. A review

RF Doornbos, LC van Loon, PAHM Bakker - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2012 - Springer
Despite significant advances in crop protection, plant diseases cause a 20% yield loss in
food and cash crops worldwide. Therefore, interactions between plants and pathogens have …

Volatile organic compounds emitted by Trichoderma species mediate plant growth

S Lee, M Yap, G Behringer, R Hung… - Fungal biology and …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Many Trichoderma species are applied as biofungicides and
biofertilizers to agricultural soils to enhance crop growth. These filamentous fungi have the …

Trichoderma–plant–pathogen interactions

F Vinale, K Sivasithamparam, EL Ghisalberti… - Soil biology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Biological control involves the use of beneficial organisms, their genes, and/or products,
such as metabolites, that reduce the negative effects of plant pathogens and promote …

Volatile organic compounds emitted from endophytic fungus Trichoderma asperellum T1 mediate antifungal activity, defense response and promote plant growth in …

P Wonglom, S Ito, A Sunpapao - Fungal Ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
Trichoderma species are applied as biological control agents and biofertilizers to control
plant diseases and enhance crop yields. The ability to inhibit pathogens, induce defense …

Plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF): phytostimulation and induced systemic resistance

MM Hossain, F Sultana, S Islam - Plant-Microbe Interactions in Agro …, 2017 - Springer
The associations between plants and multipurpose plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF)
have been proven extremely to be beneficial to plants. This review describes new …

Organic amendments, beneficial microbes, and soil microbiota: toward a unified framework for disease suppression

G Bonanomi, M Lorito, F Vinale… - Annual Review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Organic amendments (OAs) and soilborne biocontrol agents or beneficial microbes (BMs)
have been extensively studied and applied worldwide in most agriculturally important plant …