Globally, tomato is the second most cultivated vegetable crop next to potato, preferentially
grown in temperate climates. Processing tomatoes are generally produced in field …

The increasing demand for a steady, healthy food supply requires an efficient control of the
major pests and plant diseases. Current management practices are based largely on the …

Vascular wilts are devastating plant diseases that can affect both annual crops as well as
woody perennials, hence inducing major food losses and damaging valuable natural …

Plant diseases cause considerable losses in crop production and storage. Nowadays,
growers still rely heavily on chemical pesticides to prevent, or control these diseases …

Chemical agents are extensively used in all countries of the world in1960s, for controlling
the agricultural pest and pathogens, it became apparent that agricultural chemicals were …

In a previous study, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain CEIZ-11 has been isolated from a
compost extract and showed a broad spectrum of antifungal activity against various plant …

Seeds are a vector of genetic progress and, as such, they play a significant role in the
sustainability of the agri-food system. The current global seed market is worth USD 60 billion …

Recent initiatives by the pesticide regulatory departments of European and North American
governments have significantly renewed interest in biopesticide technologies as alternatives …

In August 2016, tomato plants grown during a hot, wet summer with heavy soil flooding,
displaying symptoms of wilting, dead plant, root rot with crown and stem rot, at Beni Suef and …

Abstract Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), one of the most widely grown vegetables
worldwide, is susceptible to dam**-off and root rot caused by Pythium aphanidermatum …