In recent years, agricultural productivity has been affected dramatically by climate-related
events such as drought. On the other hand, agricultural intensification is expected to …

The role of the rhizosphere microbiome remain crucial to human existence and can
therefore not be over-looked, particularly with respect to plant growth, development and …

Plant-associated microbiomes contribute to important ecosystem functions such as host
resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The factors that determine such community …

Reduced insect pest populations found on long-term organic farms have mostly been
attributed to increased biodiversity and abundance of beneficial predators, as well as to …

Aiming at revealing the possible mechanism of its growth promoting effect on tomato, the
correlations among Streptomyces sp. TOR3209 inoculation, rhizobacteriome, and tomato …

Tomato is the main vegetable cultivated under soilless culture systems (SCSs); production of
organic tomato under SCSs has increased due to consumer demands for healthier and …

Continuous cropping is a common practice in protected agriculture, although it results in a
significant decline in soil quality and crop yield. Considering the large yearly production of …

Composts are often suppressive to several plant diseases, including the devastating
bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. However, the underlying mechanisms are …

The present study investigated the distribution status and biodiversity of Trichoderma
species surveyed from coffee rhizosphere soil samples from Ethiopia and their potential for …

The soil microbial community is a key indicator to evaluate the soil health and productivities
in agricultural ecosystems. Monoculture and conversions of forests to tea plantations have …