The significant problems caused by soilborne pathogens in crop production worldwide
include reduced crop performance, decreased yield, and higher production costs. In many …

Diseases caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary are difficult to control and cause
increasing losses of horticultural crops worldwide. Reasons of this phenomenon are …

Biological control using antagonistic microorganisms as biological control agents (BCAs)
has been considered a potential environmentally-friendly alternative or supplement for the …

The fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) causes white
mold, a disease that leads to substantial losses on a wide variety of hosts throughout the …

The genus Paraconiothyrium has worldwide distribution with diverse host habitats and
exhibits potential utilisation as biocontrol agent, bioreactor and antibiotic producer. In this …

Background In the soil ecosystem, microbial diversity exists and these diverse organisms
interact with plant roots and influence the physicochemical properties of plants. Some of …

Mycoparasitic fungi, fungi preying on other fungal species, are prolific producers of volatile
and non-volatile secondary metabolites. Several secondary metabolites are produced …

Stachybotrys elegans is able to parasitize the fungal plant pathogen Rhizoctonia solani AG-
3 following a complex and intimate interaction, which, among others, includes the production …

Endophytic Paraconiothyrium strains associated with Brachiaria spp. and Panicum
maximum were screened in vitro and in vivo for antagonism against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum …

The structure and function of fungal communities in the coffee rhizosphere are influenced by
crop environment. Because coffee can be grown along a management continuum from …