Biopesticides are natural, biologically occurring compounds that are used to control various
agricultural pests infesting plants in forests, gardens, farmlands, etc. There are different …

Several soil-borne microbes such as mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting
rhizobacteria can help plants to deal with biotic and abiotic stresses via plant growth …

Crop** systems that provide ecosystem services beyond crop production are gaining
interest from farmers, policy makers and society at large, yet we lack frameworks to evaluate …

Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability
of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous …

Reduced insect pest populations found on long-term organic farms have mostly been
attributed to increased biodiversity and abundance of beneficial predators, as well as to …

Terpenoids serve as an important form of chemical defense for plants. A greenhouse study
was conducted to investigate the effects of two types of beneficial fungi on the accumulation …

Agriculture is the foundation of human civilization. Transition from hunter-gatherer to settled
agriculture, as evidenced by the use of crude implements for tilling and harvesting, may …

Soil microbial mutualists of plants, including mycorrhizal fungi, non‐mycorrhizal fungi and
plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, have been typically characterized for increasing …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are symbiotic organisms that form intimate relationships
with host plants by develo** intracellular structures called arbuscules within root cortical …

Biocontrol is an ecological method of controlling pests such as insects, mites, weeds and
plant diseases using other organisms. 1 This practice has been used for centuries, and the …