The increasing demand for a steady, healthy food supply requires an efficient control of the
major pests and plant diseases. Current management practices are based largely on the …

Aims: A Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain, surviving epiphytically on the surface of fruit, was
isolated while searching for naturally occurring biological control agents. This bacterial …

Plant diseases cause considerable losses in crop production and storage. Nowadays,
growers still rely heavily on chemical pesticides to prevent, or control these diseases …

Abstract Background and Aims Various biochars added to soil have been shown to improve
plant performance. Moreover, a wood biochar was found to induce tomato and pepper plant …

Biocontrol agents can control pathogens by reenforcing systemic plant resistance through
systemic acquired resistance (SAR) or induced systemic resistance (ISR). Trichoderma spp …

Powdery mildew incited by Podosphaera aphanis is an important disease affecting
strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa Duch.). Cultivars that are resistant to the pathogen can …

Plasmopara viticola, the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew, severely affects grape
yield and wine quality worldwide. Biocontrol agents and resistance inducers could be valid …

Together with longer production periods, the commercial transition to day-neutral strawberry
(Fragaria× ananassa) varieties has favored the development of diseases such as powdery …

We designed and deployed an apparatus to apply UV light for suppression of powdery
mildew in open field production of strawberry. The unit was evaluated in a commercial …

Biofungicides from plants are a possibility for the biocontrol of fungal diseases, as chemical
products may be harmful to the environment and humans. Strawberry is one of the many …