Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), family Solanaceae, has become in the past fifty years
one of the most important and extensively grown horticultural crops in the Mediterranean …

A vast microbial community inhabits in the rhizosphere, among which, specialized bacteria
known as Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) confer benefits to host plants …

Simple Summary Plant microbiome is a key determinant of plant health and productivity.
Plant microbiome is an alternative untapped source that could be harnessed for plant health …

Fertile soil is fundamental to our ability to achieve food security, but problems with soil
degradation (such as acidification) are exacerbated by poor management. Consequently …

Fusarium wilt (FW) and Fusarium crown and root rot (FCRR) of tomato (Solanum
lycopersicum) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici and F. oxysporum f. sp …

Several microbes promote plant growth, and many microbial products that stimulate plant
growth have been marketed. In this review we restrict ourselves to bacteria that are derived …

Particular bacterial strains in certain natural environments prevent infectious diseases of
plant roots. How these bacteria achieve this protection from pathogenic fungi has been …

Soil-borne plant pathogens are responsible for causing many crop plant diseases, resulting
in significant economic losses. Compost application to agricultural fields is an excellent …

It has become increasingly and widely recognised that bacteria do not exist as solitary cells,
but are colonial organisms that exploit elaborate systems of intercellular communication to …

Phenazines constitute a large group of nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds
produced by a diverse range of bacteria. Both natural and synthetic phenazine derivatives …