Soils suppressive to soilborne pathogens have been identified worldwide for almost 60
years and attributed mainly to suppressive or antagonistic microorganisms. Rather than …

That the health of soils, plants, animals, and people are linked is an ancient idea that still
resonates. Growing evidence links farm management, soil health, and plant health but …

Rhizobacteria are capable of stimulating plant growth through a variety of mechanisms that
include improvement of plant nutrition, production and regulation of phytohormones, and …

In the rhizosphere, exudates from plants and microorganisms as well as stable soil organic
matter influence processes that can control plant growth, microbial infections, and nutrient …

In the ten years since the publication of Modern Soil Microbiology, the study of soil
microbiology has significantly changed, both in the understanding of the diversity and …

Plants have evolved strategies of stimulating and supporting specific groups of antagonistic
microorganisms in the rhizosphere as a defense against diseases caused by soilborne plant …

Natural disease-suppressive soils provide an untapped resource for the discovery of novel
beneficial microorganisms and traits. For most suppressive soils, however, the consortia of …

The structure and function of rhizosphere microbial communities are affected by the plant
health status. In this study, we investigated the effect of root rot on the avocado rhizosphere …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 537–545 Abstract Biodiversity is an essential determinant of
ecosystem functioning. Numerous studies described positive effects of diversity on the …

Tissue culture banana has emerged as one of the leading global agro based industrial
technologies. However, the banana plants are found to be more susceptible to pests and …