Scientific Articles

Status and Prospects of Botanical Biopesticides in Europe and Mediterranean Countries

Biomolecules
2022.02.15
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Author: Fatma Acheuk, Shereen Basiouni, Awad A. Shehata, Katie Dick, Haifa Hajri, Salma Lasram, Mete Yilmaz, Mevlüt Emekci, George Tsiamis, Marina Spona-Friedl, Helen May-Simera, Wolfgang Eisenreich and Spyridon Ntougias Abstract: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/2/311 Concerning human...

Adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis-based biopesticides in agricultural systems and new approaches to improve their use in Brazil

ScienceDirect
2022.02.14
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Biopesticides based on the entomopathogenic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are used worldwide on broad-extensions of different crops and vegetables, mainly against lepidopteran and coleopteran pests. The first attempts to use this microbial control agent as biopesticide date from...

Potassium Phosphite Enhances the Antagonistic Capability of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens to Manage Tomato Bacterial Wilt

APS Publications
2022.02.05
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Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a distributed and worldwide soilborne disease. The application of biocontrol microbes or agricultural chemicals has been widely used to manage tomato bacterial wilt. However, whether and how agricultural chemicals affect the antagonistic...

Biofertilizers and nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Phycoprospects and challenges

Science of The Total Environment
2022.01.10
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Author: Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Kanhu Charan Satapathy, Bhabatarini Panda Abstract: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969721050658 Increased food demands and ceasing nutrient deposits have resulted in a great shortfall between the food supply and demand and would...

From Lab to Farm: Elucidating the Beneficial Roles of Photosynthetic Bacteria in Sustainable Agriculture

MDPI
2021.11.28
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Photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) possess versatile metabolic abilities and are widely applied in environmental bioremediation, bioenergy production and agriculture. In this review, we summarize examples of purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) through biofertilization, biostimulation and biocontrol...

Complete Genome Sequence Data of Xenorhabdus budapestensis Strain C72, a Candidate Biological Control Agent from China

APS Publications
2021.11.09
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Xenorhabdus budapestensis strain C72 isolated from the entomopathogenic nematode of Steinernema bicornutum possesses an excellent biocontrol effect on southern corn leaf blight. However, its genomic information is lacking. Here, we report a high-quality complete and annotated genome...

Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus velezensis EB14, an Endophytic Bacterial Strain Antagonistic to Poplar Stem Canker Pathogen Sphaerulina musiva and Its Interactions with the Endophytic Fungal Microbiome in Poplar

APS Publications
2021.08.13
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Species of the genus Populus (commonly known as poplar) are one of the most widely used groups of forest trees in North America and Europe, and play a significant ecological role as a pioneer species in boreal forests and as a dominant species in the riparian forests that serve as...

A Novel Biocontrol Strain Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FS6 for Excellent Control of Gray Mold and Seedling Diseases of Ginseng

APS Publications
2021.08.02
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The biocontrol efficacy of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FS6 against seedling diseases and gray mold of ginseng (Panax ginseng), as well as application techniques, were evaluated in a series of field trials. FS6 fermentation broth showed a strong antagonistic effect against the ginseng...

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