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Herbivory shapes the rhizosphere bacterial microbiota in potato plants
Plant-associated microbiomes assist their host in a variety of activities, spanning from nutrition to defence against herbivores and …
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Soil Microbial Diversity Impacts Plant Microbiota More than Herbivory
Interactions between plants and microbiomes play a key role in ecosystem functioning and are of broad interest due to their influence …
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Preharvest and Postharvest Applications of a Pomegranate Peel Extract to Control Citrus Fruit Decay During Storage and Shelf Life
Green and blue molds are the most important postharvest diseases affecting citrus in storage. These diseases are commonly controlled …
Sonia Pangallo, Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia, Silvia Scibetta, Maria C. Strano, Santa O. Cacciola, Imen Belgacem, Giovanni E. Agosteo, Leonardo Schena
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Pomegranate Peel Extracts as Safe Natural Treatments to Control Plant Diseases and Increase the Shelf-Life and Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Although the Green Revolution was a milestone in agriculture, it was accompanied by intensive use of synthetic pesticides, which has …
Imen Belgacem, Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia, Sonia Pangallo, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Massimo Benuzzi, Giovanni E. Agosteo, Leonardo Schena
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Eight new Halophytophthora species from marine and brackish-water ecosystems in Portugal and an updated phylogeny for the genus
During an oomycete survey in December 2015, 10 previously unknown Halophytophthora taxa were isolated from marine and brackish water of …
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Metagenomics Approaches for the Detection and Surveillance of Emerging and Recurrent Plant Pathogens
Globalization has a dramatic effect on the trade and movement of seeds, fruits and vegetables, with a corresponding increase in …
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Experimental evidence of microbial inheritance in plants and transmission routes from seed to phyllosphere and root
While the environment is considered the primary origin of the plant microbiome, the potential role of seeds as a source of transmitting …
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Single and combined abiotic stressors affect maize rhizosphere bacterial microbiota
Biological invasions impact both agricultural and natural systems. The damage can be quantified in terms of both economic loss and …
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Response of Tomato Rhizosphere Bacteria to Root-Knot Nematodes, Fenamiphos and Sampling Time Shows Differential Effects on Low Level Taxa
A factorial taxonomic metabarcoding study was carried out to determine the effect of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita, RKN) …
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New insights into scabby canker of Opuntia ficus-indica, caused by *Neofusicoccum batangarum*
This study characterizes a fungal disease of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica, Cactaceae), reported from the minor islands of Sicily. …
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