Chickpea is an important leguminous crop with potential to provide dietary proteins to both
humans and animals. It also ameliorates soil nitrogen through biological nitrogen fixation …

The world is facing rapid climate change and a fast-growing global population. It is believed
that the world population will be 9.7 billion in 2050. However, recent agriculture production …

The continuous need to satisfy world food demand has led to the search for new alternatives
to combat economic losses in agriculture caused by phytopathogenic fungi. These …

Fusarium species were reported to produce biofilms. Biofilms are superficial societies of
microbes bounded and endangered by being situated or taking place outside a cell or cells …

Pulses have gained popularity over the past few decades due to their use as a source of
protein in food and their favorable impact on soil fertility. Despite being essential to modern …

Pea (Pisum sativum L.) is a grain legume widely cultivated in temperate climates. It is
important in the race for food security owing to its multipurpose low-input requirement and …

Legumes are primarily grown agriculturally for human consumption, livestock forage, silage,
and as green manure. However, production has declined primarily due to fungal pathogens …

All plant populations fluctuate in time. Apart from the dynamics imposed by external forces
such as climate, these fluctuations can be driven by endogenous processes taking place …

Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp ciceris is one of the major diseases
impacting chickpea productivity. Significant losses are reported by farmers due to the …

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris (Foc) is an ascomycete fungal pathogen that significantly
limits chickpea productivity; causing annual yield losses of a 10 to 15%, and escalates to …