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Citrus is among the most important fruit crops grown worldwide. Yet, it is known to be affected by many fungal diseases including dry root rot that is becoming a serious threat to citrus plantationsworldwide, with an increasing incidence under biotic and/or abiotic stresses. Healthy trees could suddenly wilt and fall with symptoms of root rot,

Soil microbial communities play a crucial role in soil fertility, sustainability, and plant health. However, intensive agriculture with increasing chemical inputs and changing environments have influenced native soil microbial communities. Approaches have been developed to study the structure, diversity, and activity of soil microbes to better understand the biology and plant-microbe interactions in soils. Unfortunately,

The tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is a devastating pest worldwide affecting tomato production. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are well known for their potential as biocontrol agents to control the emergence and development of this insect pest. Virulence and pathogenicity of five EPN strains isolated from different fields in Morocco were evaluated against

This paper documents pest management practices adopted by citrus farmers in two of the citrus growing regions in Morocco. The survey data propose possible recommendations to ensure sustainable pest management strategies. By variety, the surface area occupied by the Navel and Maroc-late represented 25% and 23%, respectively. 54% of the citrus farmers used certified sour

Abstract: Mediterranean cereal cyst nematode (CCN) Heterodera latipons is considered as one of the main CCN that causes significant economic losses in the production of intolerant cereal crops in Turkey. Accordingly, this study aimed at evaluating the effect of different storing temperatures and durations on the emergence of second-stage juveniles (J2s) of the nematode populations

Root-knot nematodes extracted from eggplant (Solanum melongena cv. Black beauty) root samples collected from plantations in the Souss region of Morocco, was identified as Meloidogyne arenaria based on female perineal pattern and sequence-characterized amplified region polymerase chain reaction (SCAR-PCR) technique. Meloidogyne spp. are the most damaging plant-parasitic nematodes in vegetable production (Jones et al. 2013). In Morocco, nematode species of