Conventional agriculture has important challenges to guarantee soil fertility and sustainable
food production. Many agricultural soils in the world are degraded and multiple strategies …

The vegetables supply chain of intensive farming systems has gained huge relevance due
to environmental pollution, residual toxicity towards microorganisms and humans …

Compost, as stabilized organic matter, can be virtuously used for the recovery of degraded
soils and their fertility restoring, carbon sequestration in the soil and the reduction in the use …

Soil microbiota plays a key role in suppressing soil-borne plant pathogens improving the
natural soil suppressiveness. Microbiome disturbance triggers specific perturbation to …

Soil-borne phytopathogens can have detrimental effects on both cereal and horticultural
crops resulting in serious losses worldwide. Due to their high efficiency and easy …

Plant diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens have been recognized as a critical factor
worldwide for plant health and productivity overall in intensive crop** systems …

Abstract The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is an insect
whose larvae thrive on agro-industrial by-products. This study reports the first use of black …

Microbial community in the rhizosphere produces a variety of hydrolytic enzymes that are
responsible for the degradation of various components of fungal pathogens. The …

A transplant can be defined as a seedling or sprouted vegetative propagation material
grown in a substrate or in the field, for transfer to the final crop** site. Nurseries use a …

Vegetable and ornamental crops require high input demand to adequately support their
standard commercial quality and yield. For these crops, a very high level of agronomic use …