Plant health is essential for food security, and constitutes a major predictor to safe and
sustainable food systems. Over 40% of the global crops' productions are lost to pests …

Pesticide use in crops is a severe problem in some countries. Each country has its
legislation for use, but they differ in the degree of tolerance for these broadly toxic products …

Pectobacterium carotovorum, the causal agent of soft rot, is responsible for significant
economic damage in storage and transportation of postharvest chilli pepper. In this study, an …

Copper-based bactericides have appeared as a new tool in crop protection and offer an
effective solution to combat bacterial resistance. In this work, two copper nanoparticle …

This paper reports the results of the large-scale field testing of composite materials with
antibacterial properties in a tropical climate. The composite materials, based on a cotton …

Bacillus sp. has proven to be a goldmine of diverse bioactive lipopeptides, finding wide-
range of industrial applications. This review highlights the importance of three major families …

Botrytis cinerea, the causative agent of gray mold disease (GMD), invades plants to obtain
nutrients and disseminates through airborne conidia in nature. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens …

Simple Summary Comparing different commercial biofertilizer products for their effects as
biostimulants, as protectors of plants from drought and plant-pathogenic fungi, can be …

Background In order to improve the biological control agent (BCA) efficacy, stress factors
threatening the viability of microorganisms during spray application need to be determined …

Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is an insidious disease in citrus and
has become a threat to the sustainability of the citrus industry worldwide. In the US …