The shaping of onion seedlings performance through substrate formulation and co-inoculation with beneficial microorganism consortia.

Introduction: Smart management in crop cultivation is increasingly supported by application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM), which sustain soil fertility and plant performance. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the effects of consortia composed of ( BEG96, BEG92, BEG199, BEG 95, and BEG140) and PGPM ( - AZ, or sp. - S) on onion cultivated in growing media with a composition corresponding to a degraded soil.

Application of Bioactive Coatings with Killer Yeasts to Control Post-Harvest Apple Decay Caused by and .

A new method was proposed to produce alginate bio-films containing and killer yeast to control the post-harvest fungal decay in organic apples caused by and . Coatings with killer yeast effectively controlled the growth of during storage at 22 °C. killer yeast incorporated in alginate reduced the incidence from 90% (control) to 35% after 14 days of storage at 22 °C.

Cornelian cherry (cornus MAS L.) juice as a potential source of biological compounds.

Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.), apple (Malus domestica Borkh. cultivars Jonagold and Red Boskoop), pear (Pyrus communis cv.