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

With the impending increase of the world population by 2050, more activities have been
directed toward the improvement of crop yield and a safe environment. The need for …

Sustainable agriculture is an important global issue. The use of organic fertilizers can
enhance crop yield and soil properties while restraining pests and diseases. The objective …

In the last century, the banana crop and industry experienced dramatic losses due to an
epidemic of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense …

Soils suppressive to soilborne pathogens have been identified worldwide for almost 60
years and attributed mainly to suppressive or antagonistic microorganisms. Rather than …

The composting is an aerobic, microorganism-mediated, solid-state fermentation process by
which different organic materials are transformed into more stable compounds. The product …

Soil microorganisms are central to the provision of food, feed, fiber, and medicine.
Engineering of soil microbiomes may promote plant growth and plant health, thus …

Disease suppressive soils offer effective protection to plants against infection by soil-borne
pathogens, including fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, and nematodes. The specific disease …

The application of biostimulants has been proven to be an advantageous tool and an
appropriate form of management towards the effective use of natural resources, food …

Bacterial Panicle Blight caused by Burkholderia glumae is a major disease of rice, which
has dramatically affected rice production around the world in the last years. In this study we …