Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as biocontrol agents of plant diseases: Mechanisms, challenges and future perspectives

MT El-Saadony, AM Saad, SM Soliman… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

RETRACTED: green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their potential applications to treat cancer

D Zhang, X Ma, Y Gu, H Huang, G Zhang - Frontiers in chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nanoparticle synthesis using microorganisms and plants by green synthesis technology is
biologically safe, cost-effective, and environment-friendly. Plants and microorganisms have …

Biocontrol yeasts: mechanisms and applications

FM Freimoser, MP Rueda-Mejia, B Tilocca… - World Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Yeasts occur in all environments and have been described as potent antagonists of various
plant pathogens. Due to their antagonistic ability, undemanding cultivation requirements …

Plant-based biosynthesis of copper/copper oxide nanoparticles: an update on their applications in biomedicine, mechanisms, and toxicity

D Letchumanan, SPM Sok, S Ibrahim, NH Nagoor… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plants are rich in phytoconstituent biomolecules that served as a good source of medicine.
More recently, they have been employed in synthesizing metal/metal oxide nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Endophytic fungi: Biological control and induced resistance to phytopathogens and abiotic stresses

DC Fontana, S de Paula, AG Torres, VHM de Souza… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

[HTML][HTML] Fusarium Fungi Pathogens, Identification, Adverse Effects, Disease Management, and Global Food Security: A Review of the Latest Research

TI Ekwomadu, M Mwanza - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fusarium pathogens are ubiquitous and mainly associated with diseases in plants. They are
the subject of great economic concern in agriculture due to crop losses to contamination of …

Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges

N Renuka, A Guldhe, R Prasanna, P Singh… - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Biofertilizers and biocontrol agents for agriculture: How to identify and develop new potent microbial strains and traits

AM Pirttilä, H Mohammad Parast Tabas, N Baruah… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microbiological tools, biofertilizers, and biocontrol agents, which are bacteria and fungi
capable of providing beneficial outcomes in crop plant growth and health, have been …

Endophytic fungi as biocontrol agents: elucidating mechanisms in disease suppression

MAC Latz, B Jensen, DB Collinge… - Plant Ecology & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background Fungal endophytes occur ubiquitously in plants and are being increasingly
studied for their ability to support plant health and protect the host from diseases. Using …

[PDF][PDF] Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles by bacteria, fungi and plants

N Pantidos, LE Horsfall - Journal of Nanomedicine & …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Over the past few decades interest in metallic nanoparticles and their synthesis has greatly
increased. This has resulted in the development of numerous ways of producing metallic …