Biocontrol strains from the genera Bacillus and Pseudomonas and their bioactive secondary
metabolites may be considered beneficial for plant health, since they act through several …

Crop disease remains a major problem to global food production. Excess use of pesticides
through chemical disease control measures is a serious problem for sustainable agriculture …

Exploitation of plant growth promoting (PGP) rhizobacteria (PGPR) as crop inoculants could
propel sustainable intensification of agriculture to feed our rapidly growing population …

Plants release a wide set of secondary metabolites including volatile organic compounds
(VOCs). Many of those compounds are considered to function as defense against herbivory …

The modern agricultural system has issues with the reduction of agricultural productivity due
to a wide range of abiotic and biotic stresses. It is also expected that in the future the entire …

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are sedentary endoparasites that cause severe
economic losses to agricultural crops globally. Due to the regulations of the European Union …

Heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in agricultural land needs special attention for crop
production essential to feed increasing population globally. Plant growth-promoting …

Interactions between microorganisms and host plants determine the growth and
development as well as the health of the host plant. Various microbial groups inhabit the …

Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans is considered to be one of the
most severe diseases of potato and tomato worldwide. Whilst current synthetic fungicides …

The search for approaches to a holistic sustainable agriculture requires the development of
new cropping systems that provide additional ecosystem services beyond biomass supply …