In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Dam**-off is a disease that leads to the decay of germinating seeds and young seedlings,
which represents for farmers one of the most important yield constraints both in nurseries …

Terrestrial plants can affect the growth and health of adjacent plants via interspecific
interaction. Here, we studied the mechanism by which plant root exudates affect the …

Intercrop**, the simultaneous cultivation of multiple crop species, has been used
throughout history and remains common among farmers of small landholdings in the tropics …

Background and scope Multi-crop** approaches in production systems, where more than
one crop cultivar or species are grown simultaneously, are gaining increased attention and …

With the increase in intensive cultivation and long-term monoculture crop**, problems
caused by continuous crop** (CC) have become increasingly prominent in the forms of …

Root and foot diseases severely impede grain legume cultivation worldwide. Breeding lines
with resistance against individual pathogens exist, but these resistances are often overcome …

Root rot is a serious threat to agriculture worldwide, continuously reducing yields and
jeopardizing crop survival. Depending on the causal agent, host susceptibility, and the …