Pathogens and pests are undoubtedly among the most significant stressors for plants, including ornamental, agricultural, and fruit-bearing species. 🐛 Throughout the growing season, fruit trees are exposed to numerous diseases and pests that can significantly reduce yields and plant growth. 🦠 One possible solution may be Bacillus strains, which belong to the group of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPR) and represent an ecological alternative to pesticides. 🔬 A 2024 study

Proper nutrition is the foundation of animal husbandry, particularly for dairy cows, as the quality and quantity of milk produced depend on their diet. ✅ Given the importance of the final product’s quality, feeding dairy cows requires the implementation of natural solutions that are safe for consumers. 📈 Probiotics support the balance of the gut microbiota, which leads to better nutrient utilization and improved animal health. 🧫 Supplementing cattle diets with probiotic str

Abiotic and biotic stresses are becoming increasingly common during the growing season of crops, contributing to a decline in crop quality and yield. 🧫 Grapevines are extremely sensitive to environmental conditions, particularly to fungal diseases, which easily develop on leaves with large surface areas and in grape clusters that retain high moisture levels, which favor pathogen growth. 🦠 Bacillus velezensis is a plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) capable of stimu

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a hormone found in living organisms, where it acts as a biological regulator, influencing the normal course of development. 🌱 This hormone is responsible for the proper functioning of plants, playing a role in, among other things: protection against reactive oxygen species (ROS), stimulation of plant growth (an action similar to that of auxins), protection of chlorophyll from degradation under stressful conditions, regulation of ph

An excess of plant residues in fields creates conditions that limit plant growth and significantly affect changes in the composition of soil microorganisms. 🪏 Plant residues that are difficult to decompose form an insulating layer that hinders airflow, thereby: create anaerobic conditions in which putrefaction occurs, and the population of beneficial microorganisms is reduced, lowers soil pH, which hinders proper plant growth, leads to “nitrogen starvation” due to rapid nitr

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