Organic farming is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances
agroecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity …

Introduction Pests and diseases limit common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production in
intensifying smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Soil-borne pests and …

Sustainable agricultural management practices aimed at improving soil health can alter the
soil microbiome, which can influence plant health and defenses against insects. The …

Introduction Soil health is critical for the efficient management of soil fertility and crop yield in
“green” cocoa (GC)(Theobroma cacao L.) agroforestry systems. However, knowledge about …

Increasing concerns regarding the status of the environment and food quality contribute to
an increasing demand for agricultural products produced by organic agriculture (OA). About …

Arthropod species diversity enhances ecosystem productivity and sustainability by
increasing pollination and biological control services. Although, it is declining rapidly due to …

The introduction of alternative crops, including wild edible and medicinal plants, in organic
cultivation systems presents an attractive approach to producing healthy and high-quality …

Soil fertility is tightly linked with herbivore pressure because it affects the nutritional status of
host plants as well as the production of anti-herbivore defenses. This in turn can influence …

Plant defense elicitors (PDEs) are chemicals that stimulate plant defenses against
pathogens and herbivores. Previous work shows that PDEs acibenzolar‐S‐methyl (ASM) …

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the roles that microbes may be playing in the
rootzone of the medicinal plant Datura inoxia. We hypothesized that the microbes …