Crop protection

Chilli pepper (Capsicum spp.) is an important crop with increasing global consumption; the top three chilli pepper-producing countries are China, Mexico...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an economically important vegetable crop around the globe. Tomato yellow leaf curling (TYLC) is the most...

Clubroot is caused by the soil-borne protist Plasmodiophora brassicae belonging to the plasmodiophorids, a group of obligate biotrophic plant pathogenic protists. An...

Weeds have a significant impact on vegetable production worldwide. These intensive cropping systems feature frequent tillage, fertilization and irrigation, providing...

Climate change presents one of the most significant challenges to global agriculture, affecting crop yields, soil health, and water availability....

At present more than 90 species of root-knot nematode have been described. All are obligate endoparasitic pests on plantroots and...

A combination of cultural, biological and conventional chemical control measures will provide the best approach for controlling mite infestations, as...

Criniviruses emerged as a major problem for world agriculture at the end of the twentieth century with the establishment of...

Currently, the typical and widely used biocontrol agents mainly include bacterial Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas spp., Streptomyces spp., and Burkholderia spp.,...

Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is a vascular pathogen that invades the xylem of Brassica crops. Xcc is a Gram-negative,...