Bacillus spp. produce a variety of compounds involved in the biocontrol of plant pathogens
and promotion of plant growth, which makes them potential candidates for most agricultural …

Sustainable agriculture requires the recruitment of bacterial agents to control diverse plant
diseases such as bacterial endophytes. Bacterial endophytes colonize and inhabit internal …

Biotic stresses significantly threaten worldwide crop production and food security. Rapid,
drastic changes in global climate have exacerbated such stresses for crops. Plant diseases …

Several fungi act as parasites for crops causing huge annual crop losses at both pre-and
post-harvest stages. For years, chemical fungicides were the solution; however, their wide …

The group bacilli represent the Gram-positive ubiquitous spore-forming bacteria. Their
diversity, versatility and the ability of producing diverse secondary metabolites including …

Soil is a primary source of water and inorganic nutrients vital for plant growth. In particular,
the rhizosphere, a microecological region around the plant roots, is enriched with root …

Microorganisms are an important component of the ecosystem and have an enormous
impact on human lives. Moreover, microorganisms are considered to have desirable effects …

Black scurf is a significant cause of concern worldwide, wherever potato is grown year after
year managed mainly through seed tubers treatment before sowing and other cultural …

Biocontrol agents (BCAs) based on plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have recently been
developed as alternatives to chemical pesticides. Among those beneficial bacteria, Bacillus …

Chitinases are a group of enzymes that catalyze chitin hydrolysis and are present in all
domains of life. Chitinases belong to different glycosyl hydrolase families with great diversity …