In the last century, the banana crop and industry experienced dramatic losses due to an
epidemic of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense …

The introduction of high-yielding and hybrid cultivars and the opening of new markets in the
food and feed sector have steadily increased rapeseed production since the 1980s in the …

Desert plants are hypothesized to survive the environmental stress inherent to these regions
in part thanks to symbioses with microorganisms, and yet these microbial species, the …

We examined succession of the rhizosphere microbiota of three model plants (Arabidopsis,
Medicago and Brachypodium) in compost and sand and three crops (Brassica, Pisum and …

We face major agricultural challenges that remain a threat for global food security. Soil
microbes harbor enormous potentials to provide sustainable and economically favorable …

Cactaceae represents one of the most species-rich families of succulent plants native to arid
and semi-arid ecosystems, yet the associations Cacti establish with microorganisms and the …

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seed composition and yield are a function of genetics (G),
environment (E), and management (M) practices, but contribution of each factor to seed …

The growing human population requires increasing amounts of food, but modern agriculture
has limited possibilities for increasing yields. New crop varieties may be bred to have …

Continuous cropping (CC) is a common practice in agriculture, and usually causes serious
economic losses due to soil degeneration, decreased crop yield and quality, and increased …

Biocontrol research has long been focused on the study of single strains of biocontrol agents
(BCAs) and on their interaction with pathogens and host plants. Further focus on plant …