The spermosphere is the zone surrounding seeds where interactions between the soil,
microbial communities and germinating seeds take place. The concept of the spermosphere …

Summary Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms or Plant Probiotics (PGPMs) constitute a
promising solution for agricultural sustainability. The concept that inoculation of PGPM …

Chitin is a major structural polysaccharide after cellulose and exists as the most abundant
polymer in nature. Chitin is a nitrogen-containing homopolymer of β-(1, 4) linked N …

Four isolates of Bacillus subtilis coded, B4, B7, B8 and B10 were examined as biocontrol
agents for their abilities and antagonistic effect on the in vitro growth of certain …

Plants and microbes have evolved sophisticated ways to communicate and coexist. The
simplest interactions that occur in plant‐associated habitats, ie, those involved in disease …

Aims This study sought to investigate the effect of bioformulation on the biocontrol efficacy,
microbial viability and storage stability of a consortium of Pseudomonas aeruginosa DRB1 …

Papaya is economically important cultivated fruit crop grown in all tropical countries, having
enormous nutritional values. Papaya Ring Spot Virus imposes a significant crop loss in …

The use of entomopathogenic fungi for biocontrol of plant pests is recently receiving an
increased interest due to the need of reducing the impact of agricultural practices on the …

Cereals are synonyms of Indian food production, obviously due to its lion share (~ 90%) in
total Indian food basket. Since time immemorial, fate of Indian agriculture heavily depends …

Accepted on 17.05. 2017 Published online: 01.06. 2017 contribute 82% of totalinland
oilseed production. Per capita consumption has been increasing and is projected at around …