The Belowground-Aboveground Interactions of Zucchini: The Effects of Strain T22 on the Population and Behavior of the Aphid Glover and Its Endoparasitoid Viereck.

Fungi belonging to the genus have received high consideration in agriculture due to their beneficial effects on crops from their plant promotion effects and protection from disease. A role of fungi in triggering plant defense mechanisms against insect pests, either directly or by natural enemy attraction, has been proposed, even if the results in different studies are controversial. In this present study, using zucchini plants as a model species, we investigated the effects of strain T22 plant inoculation on the cotton aphid and its endoparasitoid .

Transgenerational plasticity in aphids reared in a poor-resource environment.

The changing environmental conditions can affect insect biology over multiple generations and phenotypic plasticity is important for coping with these changes. Transgenerational plasticity occurs when the environment in which the parents developed influences the plastic response of the offspring phenotype. In the present study, the plastic effects of resource limitation on important life history traits such as body size, fecundity, survival, and resistance to starvation of the pea aphid were investigated over two generations.

Wastewater irrigation and Trichoderma colonization in tomato plants: effects on plant traits, antioxidant activity, and performance of the insect pest Macrosiphum euphorbiae.

The scarcity of freshwater for agriculture in many regions has led to the application of sewage and saline water for irrigation. Irrigation with non-conventional water sources could become a non-harmful process for plant cultivation, and the effects of their use on crops should be monitored in order to develop optimal management strategies. One possibility to overcome potential barriers is to use biostimulants such as Trichoderma spp.

Effects of Below-Ground Microbial Biostimulant on Diseases, Insect Community, and Plant Performance in L. under Open Field Conditions.

Agrochemicals are generally used in agriculture to maximize yields and product quality, but their overuse can cause environmental pollution and human health problems. To reduce the off-farm input of chemicals, numerous biostimulant products based on beneficial symbiont plant fungi are receiving a great deal of attention. The evolution of plant diseases and the performance of insects are influenced by plant chemical defences, both of which are, in turn, influenced by below-ground symbionts.

Effects of Strain T22 on the Arthropod Community Associated with Tomato Plants and on the Crop Performance in an Experimental Field.

Fungi belonging to the genus have received much attention in recent years due to their beneficial effects on crop health and their use as pest control agents. activates direct plant defenses against phytophagous arthropods and reinforces indirect plant defense through the attraction of predators. Although the plant defenses against insect herbivores were demonstrated in laboratory experiments, little attention has been paid to the use of spp.