Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

Bacteria from the Bacillus group are microorganisms that inhabit a large number of different
habitats. They are well known as producers of a wide array of antagonistic compounds of …

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 …

Pesticides are chemical compounds used to eliminate pests; among them, herbicides are
compounds particularly toxic to weeds, and this property is exploited to protect the crops …

Crop losses from pests threaten global food security and safety. In the last six decades, pest
control using chemical pesticides has resulted in important yield gains per unit area …

The extensive use of chemical pesticides leads to risks for both the environment and human
health due to the toxicity and poor biodegradability that they may present. Farmers therefore …

Biorational insecticides are composed of natural products, including animals, plants,
microbes, and minerals, or are their derivates. The use of biorational products for the …

Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

The biopesticide industry in India is undergoing rapid change, reflecting increased global
trade in agricultural commodities, a changing regulatory environment and evolving …

Insect pest management has been dominated by the use of synthetic pesticides since its
discovery. This has continued for decades until the publication of Rachel Carson's 'Silent …