With increasing population and depleting natural resources there is a need for increasing
agricultural productivity in sustainable and ecofriendly manner. The conventional …

Simple Summary Palm oil is one of the main crops produced in Southeast Asia. However,
the palm oil plantations within the region were severely affected by the basal stem rot (BSR) …

Postharvest fruit rot caused by Fusarium incarnatum is a destructive postharvest disease of
muskmelon (Cucumis melo). Biocontrol by antagonistic microorganisms is considered an …

Several mechanisms are involved in the biological control of plant pathogens by the soil-
borne Trichoderma spp. fungi. The aim of this study was to characterize a new strain of …

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is an edible leafy vegetable used in diverse recipes. The disease
known as leaf spot leads to plant death and is caused Corynespora cassiicola or Curvularia …

Biotic interactions through diffusible and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are frequent in
nature. Soil bacteria are well-known producers of a wide range of volatile compounds (both …

Anthracnose disease is a serious threat to red pepper crops in Korea and many other
countries, resulting in considerable yield losses. There are now no effective control …

Fruit rot of snake fruit and stem rot of lettuce caused by Sclerotium sp. SZ01 and LS01,
respectively, are major diseases causing devastating crop losses. Tichoderma species has …

Ganoderma boninense (G. boninense) is a soil-borne fungus threatening oil palm at the
present. It causes basal stem rot disease on oil palm. Within six months, this fungus can …

Fungi from the genera Colletotrichum and Curvularia are listed among the most important air-
borne pathogens infecting Brassica plants. The use of biological control agents, such as …