Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming

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Deliverables

Report on initial soil microbial populations

A report describing the initial native soil microbial biodiversity baseline of the selected experimental sites will be provided

Common guidelines for analytical methods

Common guidelines for analytical methods will be defined and shared among all the partners. An appropriate definition of the protocol, the necessary consumables and a recognition of the measures required by the protocols will be provided and shared among all the partners involved in the project. This step is necessary to provide standardization of protocols among partners for laboratory investigations, allowing to apply the same methodologies.

Setup of trials conditions and methodologies

A report describing the setup of the open field trials and defining the application methods for bioinocula according to native biodiversity baseline will be provided

First annual meeting and its minutes

A brief report including the activities and the minutes of the first annual meeting of the project will be provided.

Common guidelines for sampling methods

Common guidelines for sampling methods will be defined and shared among all the partners. An appropriate definition of the sampling methods is necessary: timing, number of samples per crop/site, technical replicates. A common guideline for sampling methodologies will be also developed for the different analyses. All partners will host field trials and will be responsible for sampling plants and soils and preparing samples for subsequent analysis. In all field trials an untreated control will be used to compare treatment effects.

Second annual meeting and its minutes

A brief report including the activities and the minutes of the second annual meeting of the project will be provided

Report on initial fauna biodiversity assessment

A report describing the initial native faunal biodiversity baseline of the selected experimental sites will be provided

List of trials for different crops, spanning several cropping systems and conditions

A list of the trials selected and defined in relation to the characteristics of the soil, the crop, the agronomic practices to be addressed (i.e. soil management in case of plant nutrition or protection against soil-borne pests/pathogens; canopy management in case of plant protection from pathogens/pests and abiotic factors) will be provided. In particular, the different following experimental factors will be specified: • Soil management (organic vs. Conventional/integrated) – including the following treatments: fertilization (organic/inorganic), tillage (reduced/intensive), cover crops/mulching (yes/no), pre-planting inoculation (yes/no), soil-borne pathogens management (yes/no); • Canopy management – including the following treatments : foliar/soil application of biofertilizers/biopesticides, frost protection (yes/no); • Microbial-based products – including the following treatments : formulations (consortia/vs single strain), complex formulations (microbial+plant biostimulants vs single product). The numbers of the treatments are 5-6 and may change in dependence of the results in WP2 and will also differ between the sites. In fact, due to the multitude of treatments (including their necessary controls) and the different characteristics/needs of the crops (trees/vegetables) as well as of their production system (open field or glasshouse), ompeti not be possible to test all bio-inocula at each trial. Therefore, different trials will select a set of bio-inocula depending on the targeted objective. However, special attention will be given on innovative formulations developed by WP2, soil treatments and their combination under different sites/conditions.

Project Flyer

One project flyer will be prepared in 9 languages (EN, D, IT, PL, SL, F, ES, NL, DK), with the aim of attracting attention of stakeholders potentially interested in the project topics

Press releases

At least 10 press releases with the aim of attracting attention of stakeholders potentially interested in the project topics, as well as to inform about the project and key results, targeting a wide audience will be delivered every 6 months since M6 until M54 (M6, M12, M18, M24, M30, M36, M42, M48, M54). Besides making them available on the project website, they will be distributed at exhibitions and events and via the media mentioned in Task 6.1.

Opening project conference

At the beginning of the project, an opening event open to different stakeholders will be organized.

Project newsletters

An electronic project newsletter will be edited and sent (twice a year M6, M12, M18, M24, M30, M36, M42, M48, M54) since M6 to report the development of the project to a wider audience (media, policy makers, stakeholders) and will also contribute to creating a EXCALIBUR community.

Social media accounts

Creation and management of dedicated social media account (twitter, Instagram and Facebook).

Project logo

A project logo will be defined and provided within the first month of the project.

Project website

Development of a dedicated multilanguage website, to reach a wider audience at regional level, and to be updated on a regular basis to present the state-of-the-art of the project ; rit will last up to 5 years after project’s end.

Database on soil mapping and physico-chemical characteristics of experimental fields

A database including all the project data related to soil features and biodiversity will be provided and shared among all the participants. To ensure interoperability of data across the project, the FAIR principles will be applied, supporting data reuse (http://www.dtls.nl/fair-data/).

Data Management Plan

A first version of the Data Management Plan (DMP) will be setup at the start of the project (M6) to define common guidelines for data sharing in the frame of the Open Research Data. Researchers will be encouraged to publish the data used to generate scientific papers in public repositories such as OpenAIRE (www.openaire.eu).

Publications

Two species-specific TaqMan-based quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection in soil ofPaenibacillus polymyxainocula

Author(s): A Manfredini, E Malusà, P Trzcinski, M Ptaszek, L Sas-Paszt, S Mocali, F Pinzari, L Canfora
Published in: Journal of Applied Microbiology, Issue 134, 2023, ISSN 1365-2672
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxac048

Fermentation Strategies to Improve Soil Bio-Inoculant Production and Quality

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Eligio Malusà, Lidia Sas-Paszt, Pawel Trzcinski, Antonia Galvez, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Stefan Shilev, Loredana Canfora, Stefano Mocali, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 1254, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061254

Trends in Soil Microbial Inoculants Research: A Science Mapping Approach to Unravel Strengths and Weaknesses of Their Application

Author(s): Loredana Canfora, Corrado Costa, Federico Pallottino, Stefano Mocali
Published in: Agriculture, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 158, ISSN 2077-0472
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture11020158

Conception and Development of Recycled Raw Materials (Coconut Fiber and Bagasse)-Based Substrates Enriched with Soil Microorganisms (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi, Trichoderma spp. and Pseudomonas spp.) for the Soilless Cultivation of Tomato (S. lycopersicum)

Author(s): Sylvie Masquelier, Tommaso Sozzi, Janie Camille Bouvet, Jérôme Bésiers, Jean-Marc Deogratias
Published in: Agronomy, Issue 12, 2024, Page(s) 767, ISSN 2073-4395
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12040767

Current Methods, Common Practices, and Perspectives in Tracking and Monitoring Bioinoculants in Soil

Author(s): Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà, Corrado Costa, Federico Pallottino, Stefano Mocali, Flavia Pinzari, Loredana Canfora
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.698491

A Holistic Approach for Enhancing the Efficacy of Soil Microbial Inoculants in Agriculture

Author(s): Eligio Malusà, Gabriele Berg, Arjen Biere, Anne Bohr, Loredana Canfora, Anne D. Jungblut, Wojciech Kepka, Jutta Kienzle, Peter Kusstatscher, Sylvie Masquelier, Massimo Pugliese, Jaka Razinger, Maria Grazia Tommasini, Nikolay Vassilev, Nicolai Vitt Meyling, Xiangming Xu, Stefano Mocali
Published in: Global Journal of Agricultural Innovation, Research & Development, Issue 8, 2022, Page(s) 176-190, ISSN 2409-9813
Publisher: Avanti Publishers
DOI: 10.15377/2409-9813.2021.08.14

Plant microbiome responses to bioinoculants and volatiles

Author(s): Expedito Olimi, Martina Duller, Martina Stangl, Samuel Bickel, Angelika Battisti, Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Environmental Microbiome, Issue 20, 2025, ISSN 2524-6372
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-025-00715-4

Control of Nematodes in Organic Horticulture Exploiting the Multifunctional Capacity of Microorganisms

Author(s): Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Eligio Malusà
Published in: Horticulturae, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 920, ISSN 2311-7524
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9080920

First Report of Gnomoniopsis fragariae Causing Leaf Spots on Strawberry in Italy

Author(s): M. Pugliese, G. Gilardi, V. Guarnaccia, A. Garibaldi, M. L. Gullino
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 107, 2023, Page(s) 2850, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: American Phytopathological Society
DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-23-0232-pdn

First Report of Multinucleate Rhizoctonia solani AG4 HG-I Causing Crown and Root Rot on Strawberry in Italy

Author(s): V. Guarnaccia, G. Gilardi, M. Pugliese, M. L. Gullino
Published in: Plant Disease, Issue 106, 2022, Page(s) 332, ISSN 0191-2917
Publisher: American Phytopathological Society
DOI: 10.1094/pdis-06-21-1276-pdn

Microbiome Management by Biological and Chemical Treatments in Maize Is Linked to Plant Health

Author(s): Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Dhivya P. Thenappan, Eveline Adam, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/10, 2020, Page(s) 1506, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8101506

Microbiome approaches provide the key to biologically control postharvest pathogens and storability of fruits and vegetables

Author(s): Peter Kusstatscher, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Jarishma Gokul, Lise Korsten, Gabriele Berg
Published in: FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2020, ISSN 0168-6496
Publisher: Blackwell
DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa119

Biocontrol of Melolontha spp. Grubs in Organic Strawberry Plantations by Entomopathogenic Fungi as Affected by Environmental and Metabolic Factors and the Interaction with Soil Microbial Biodiversity

Author(s): Malgorzata Tartanus, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Loredana Canfora, Flavia Pinzari, Cezary Tkaczuk, Anna Majchrowska-Safaryan, Eligio Malusá
Published in: Insects, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 127, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/insects12020127

Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Author(s): Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Nick Bergau, Alain Tissier, Bettina Hause, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Environmental Microbiome, Issue 15/1, 2020, ISSN 2524-6372
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-020-00364-9

Editorial: Plant Root Interaction With Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

Author(s): Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà, Davide Neri, Xiangming Xu
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.715676

Fungi, P-Solubilization, and Plant Nutrition

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Gilberto Mendes, Marco Deriu, Giacomo Benedetto, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Stefano Mocali, Vanessa Martos, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 10, 2025, Page(s) 1716, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10091716

Field Exploitation of Multiple Functions of Beneficial Microorganisms for Plant Nutrition and Protection: Real Possibility or Just a Hope?

Author(s): Jolanta Kowalska, Józef Tyburski, Kinga Matysiak, Bartosz Tylkowski, Eligio Malusá
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01904

Effects of land use and soil properties on taxon richness and abundance of soil assemblages

Author(s): Victoria J. Burton, Andrés Baselga, Adriana De Palma, Helen R. P. Phillips, Christian Mulder, Paul Eggleton, Andy Purvis
Published in: European Journal of Soil Science, Issue 74, 2024, ISSN 1351-0754
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13430

Insights into the microbiome assembly during different growth stages and storage of strawberry plants

Author(s): Expedito Olimi, Peter Kusstatscher, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Environmental Microbiome, Issue 17, 2023, ISSN 2524-6372
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00415-3

Effect of the Mode of Fermentation on the Behavior of Penicillium bilaiae in Conditions of Abiotic Stress

Author(s): María Vassileva, Vanessa Martos, Luis F. García del Moral, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 11, 2023, Page(s) 1064, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11041064

Safety Level of Microorganism-Bearing Products Applied in Soil-Plant Systems

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Stefano Mocali, Loredana Canfora, Eligio Malusá, Luis F. García del Moral, Vanessa Martos, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 13, 2022, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.862875

Bioinoculants and organic soil amendments affect nematode diversity in apple orchards

Author(s): Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Danny Coyne, Bettina Weber, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Applied Soil Ecology, Issue 190, 2023, Page(s) 105004, ISSN 0929-1393
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2023.105004

A Compost Treatment Acts as a Suppressive Agent in Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo Pathosystem by Modifying the Rhizosphere Microbiota

Author(s): Alessio Bellini, Ilario Ferrocino, Maria Alexandra Cucu, Massimo Pugliese, Angelo Garibaldi, Maria Lodovica Gullino
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00885

Editorial: The impact of environmentally friendly agricultural practices on soil microbiome

Author(s): Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Ewa Maria Furmanczyk
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 15, 2024, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1505220

Microbiome-Assisted Breeding to Understand Cultivar-Dependent Assembly in Cucurbita pepo

Author(s): Peter Kusstatscher, Eveline Adam, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Maria Bernhart, Expedito Olimi, Henry Müller, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 12, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.642027

Exploring microbiomes for plant disease management

Author(s): Antonino Malacrinò, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Gabriele Berg, Maria-Soledad Benitez, Alison E. Bennett, Laura Böttner, Shuqing Xu, Leonardo Schena
Published in: Biological Control, Issue 169, 2023, Page(s) 104890, ISSN 1049-9644
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104890

Aspegillus terreus: From Soil to Industry and Back

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Eligio Malusá, Bettina Eichler-Löbermann, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 8/11, 2020, Page(s) 1655, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8111655

Teaching plant pathology: a forty-five year long journey

Author(s): Maria Lodovica Gullino
Published in: Journal of Plant Pathology, Issue 106, 2024, Page(s) 1067-1077, ISSN 2239-7264
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s42161-024-01644-w

Soil Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture

Author(s): Nikolay Vassilev, Gilberto de Oliveira Mendes
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 163, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12010163

Trichoderma enriched compost, BCAs and potassium phosphite control Fusarium wilt of lettuce without affecting soil microbiome at genus level

Author(s): Alessio Bellini, Giovanna Gilardi, Mohamed Idbella, Maurizio Zotti, Massimo Pugliese, Giuliano Bonanomi, Maria Lodovica Gullino
Published in: Applied Soil Ecology, Issue 182, 2024, Page(s) 104678, ISSN 0929-1393
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104678

A preliminary model for determining a soil quality index including biological data implemented through a QR code application

Author(s): Simone Figorilli, Loredana Canfora, Andrea Manfredini, Simona Violino, Lavinia Moscovini, Federico Pallottino, Francesca Antonucci, Corrado Costa, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Wioletta Popińska, Antonio Gerardo Pepe, Eligio Malusà
Published in: Smart Agricultural Technology, Issue 12, 2025, Page(s) 101106, ISSN 2772-3755
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2025.101106

Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome

Author(s): Magdalena Ptaszek, Loredana Canfora, Massimo Pugliese, Flavia Pinzari, Giovanna Gilardi, Paweł Trzciński, Eligio Malusà
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 11, 2024, Page(s) 224, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11010224

Aptamer-based technology for detecting Bacillus subtilis in soil

Author(s): Andrea Manfredini, Eligio Malusà, Loredana Canfora
Published in: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Issue 107, 2023, Page(s) 6963-6972, ISSN 0175-7598
Publisher: Springer Verlag
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12765-0

Comparative Analysis of Biochemical and Physiological Parameters: Unraveling the Influence of Harvest Timing in Two Kale Cultivars (Brassica oleracea L. var. Sabellica)

Author(s): Santiago Atero-Calvo, Ali Ahmad, Vanessa Martos, Begoña Blasco, Juan Jose Rios
Published in: ACS Food Science & Technology, Issue 5, 2025, Page(s) 3085-3096, ISSN 2692-1944
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/acsfoodscitech.5c00402

Advancing strain-specific TaqMan assays for Trichoderma asperellum detection in commercial agricultural settings

Author(s): Manfredini Andrea, Pugliese Massimo, Valfrè Paolo, Canfora Loredana
Published in: Biological Control, Issue 202, 2025, Page(s) 105723, ISSN 1049-9644
Publisher: Academic Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2025.105723

Bioinoculant-induced plant resistance is modulated by interactions with resident soil microbes

Author(s): Shumaila Rasool, Manon Groos, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere
Published in: Environmental Microbiome, Issue 20, 2025, ISSN 2524-6372
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s40793-025-00667-9

Global change and their environmental stressors have a significant impact on soil biodiversity -- a meta-analysis

Author(s): Helen Phillips, Eric K. Cameron, Nico Eisenhauer, Victoria Burton, Olga Ferlian, Yiming Jin, Sahana Kanabar, Sandhya Malladi, Rowan Murphy, Anne Peter, Isis Petrocelli, Christian Ristok, Katharine Tyndall, Wim van der Putten, Léa Beaumelle
Published in: iScience, 2023, ISSN 2589-0042
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.22541/au.167655684.49855023/v1

Corrigendum

Author(s): Nik Susič, Sandra Janežič, Maja Rupnik, Barbara Gerič Stare
Published in: G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Issue 10, 2021, Page(s) 3465-3465, ISSN 2160-1836
Publisher: Genetics Society of America
DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401609

EFFECT OF COMPOST AGAINST SOIL-BORNE PLANT PATHOGENS AND ITS IMPACT ON RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOTA

Author(s): Massimo Pugliese
Published in: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Issue 20, 2021, Page(s) 1655-1659, ISSN 1582-9596
Publisher: Institutul Politehnic din Iasi
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2021.154

Testing Virulence of Different Species of Insect Associated Fungi against Yellow Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Their Potential Growth Stimulation to Maize

Author(s): Eva Praprotnik, Jernej Lončar, Jaka Razinger
Published in: Plants, Issue 10, 2025, Page(s) 2498, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/plants10112498

Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics of Two Nematicidal Bacillus Strains Reveals a Wide Range of Possible Virulence Factors

Author(s): Nik Susič, Sandra Janežič, Maja Rupnik, Barbara Gerič Stare
Published in: "G3&#58; Genes|Genomes|Genetics", Issue 10/3, 2020, Page(s) 881-890, ISSN 2160-1836
Publisher: Genetics Society of America
DOI: 10.1534/g3.119.400716

Towards Better Understanding of the Interactions and Efficient Application of Plant Beneficial Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics and Synbiotics

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Eligio Malusá, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 11, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01068

Deciphering the microbial composition of biodynamic preparations and their effects on the apple rhizosphere microbiome

Author(s): Expedito Olimi, Samuel Bickel, Wisnu Adi Wicaksono, Peter Kusstatscher, Robert Matzer, Tomislav Cernava, Gabriele Berg
Published in: Frontiers in Soil Science, Issue 2, 2023, ISSN 2673-8619
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/fsoil.2022.1020869

Application of Self-Organizing Maps to Explore the Interactions of Microorganisms with Soil Properties in Fruit Crops Under Different Management and Pedo-Climatic Conditions

Author(s): Francesca Antonucci, Simona Violino, Loredana Canfora, Małgorzata Tartanus, Ewa Furmanczyk, Sara Turci, Maria Tommasini, Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Morgane Ourry, Samuel Bickel, Thomas Passey, Anne Bohr, Heinrich Maisel, Massimo Pugliese, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Federico Pallottino, Simone Figorilli, Anne D. Jungblut, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Corrado Costa, Eligio Malusà
Published in: Soil Systems, Issue 9, 2025, Page(s) 10, ISSN 2571-8789
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9010010

Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

Author(s): Victoria J. Burton, Sara Contu, Adriana De Palma, Samantha L. L. Hill, Harald Albrecht, James S. Bone, Daniel Carpenter, Ronald Corstanje, Pallieter De Smedt, Mark Farrell, Helen V. Ford, Lawrence N. Hudson, Kelly Inward, David T. Jones, Agnieszka Kosewska, Nancy F. Lo-Man-Hung, Tibor Magura, Christian Mulder, Maka Murvanidze, Tim Newbold, Jo Smith, Andrew V. Suarez, Sasha Suryometaram, Béla Tót
Published in: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Issue 22, 2022, ISSN 2730-7182
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-02089-4

Effects of tomato inoculation with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum on spider mite resistance and the rhizosphere microbial community

Author(s): Shumaila Rasool, Andreas Markou, S. Emilia Hannula, Arjen Biere
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 14, 2023, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1197770

Special Issue: Microorganisms and Plant Nutrition

Author(s): Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 2571, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122571

Microbiome Modulation—Toward a Better Understanding of Plant Microbiome Response to Microbial Inoculants

Author(s): Gabriele Berg, Peter Kusstatscher, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Tomislav Cernava, Kornelia Smalla
Published in: Frontiers in Microbiology, Issue 12, 2021, ISSN 1664-302X
Publisher: Frontiers Media
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.650610

The Combined Applications of Microbial Inoculants and Organic Fertilizer Improve Plant Growth under Unfavorable Soil Conditions

Author(s): Malek Al Methyeb, Silke Ruppel, Bettina Eichler-Löbermann, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 11, 2025, Page(s) 1721, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11071721

Bioaugmentation of Entomopathogenic Fungi for Sustainable Agriotes Larvae (Wireworms) Management in Maize

Author(s): Jaka Razinger; Eva Praprotnik; Hans-Josef Schroers
Published in: Plant Pathogen Interactions, 2020, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.535005

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

Author(s): Bahram, Mohammad; Kardol, Paul
Published in: Plants, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI

Formulation of Microbial Inoculants by Encapsulation in Natural Polysaccharides: Focus on Beneficial Properties of Carrier Additives and Derivatives

Author(s): Nikolay Vassilev, Maria Vassileva, Vanessa Martos, Luis F. Garcia del Moral, Jolanta Kowalska, Bartosz Tylkowski, Eligio Malusá
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 11, 2020, Page(s) 1-9, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00270

Frontiers in soil ecology—Insights from the World Biodiversity Forum 2022

Author(s): Nico Eisenhauer, S. Franz Bender, Irene Calderón‐Sanou, Franciska T. de Vries, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Wilfried Thuiller, Diana H. Wall, Romy Zeiss, Mohammad Bahram, Rémy Beugnon, Victoria J. Burton, Thomas W. Crowther, Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo, Stefan Geisen, Paul Kardol, Valentyna Krashevska, Carlos A. Martínez‐Muñoz, Guillaume Patoine, Julia Seeber, Nadejda A. Soudzilovskaia, Michael Ste
Published in: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Issue 1, 2023, Page(s) 245-261, ISSN 2767-035X
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/sae2.12031

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys Stål.) Attack Induces a Metabolic Response in Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) Fruit

Author(s): Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Jerneja Jakopič, Valentina Schmitzer, Metka Hudina, Ana Slatnar, Robert Veberič, Franci Štampar, Tilen Zamljen
Published in: Horticulturae, Issue 7, 2025, Page(s) 561, ISSN 2311-7524
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7120561

Use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in fruit and vegetable cropping: EXCALIBUR trials testing drought stress on tomato – question about formulation and registration for commercial mycorrhizal products

Author(s): S. Masquelier, W. Kępka, V. Contartese, L. Gallo, N. Vassilev
Published in: Acta Horticulturae, 2025, Page(s) 151-156, ISSN 0567-7572
Publisher: International Society for Horticultural Science
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2025.1427.19

SOIL-INSECT toolbox: A new chamber for analysing the behaviour of herbivorous insects and tri-trophic interactions in soil

Author(s): Ewa M. FURMANCZYK, Malgorzata TARTANUS, Zbigniew B. JÓŹWIAK, Eligio MALUSÁ
Published in: European Journal of Entomology, Issue 118, 2021, Page(s) 200-209, ISSN 1210-5759
Publisher: Akademie Ved Ceske Republiky
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2021.021

Editorial: Plant root interaction with associated microbiomes to improve plant resiliency and crop biodiversity, volume II

Author(s): E. Malusà, N. Vassilev, D. Neri, X. Xu
Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science, Issue 14, 2023, ISSN 1664-462X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S. A.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1143657

Correction: Antonucci et al. Application of Self-Organizing Maps to Explore the Interactions of Microorganisms with Soil Properties in Fruit Crops Under Different Management and Pedo-Climatic Conditions. Soil Syst. 2025, 9, 10

Author(s): Francesca Antonucci, Simona Violino, Loredana Canfora, Małgorzata Tartanus, Ewa M. Furmanczyk, Sara Turci, Maria G. Tommasini, Nika Cvelbar Weber, Jaka Razinger, Morgane Ourry, Samuel Bickel, Thomas A. J. Passey, Anne Bohr, Heinrich Maisel, Massimo Pugliese, Francesco Vitali, Stefano Mocali, Federico Pallottino, Simone Figorilli, Anne D. Jungblut, Hester J. van Schalkwyk, Corrado Costa, Eligio Ma
Published in: Soil Systems, Issue 9, 2025, Page(s) 76, ISSN 2571-8789
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems9030076

Microorganisms and Plant Nutrition

Author(s): Vassilev, Nikolay; Malusa, Eligio
Published in: Microorganisms, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 2076-2607
Publisher: Microorganisms

Phosphate Sources, Microorganisms, and P Plant Nutrition: Challenges and Future Trends

Author(s): Vassilev Nikolay, Vassileva Maria, Martos Vanessa, Galvez Antonia, Flor-Peregrin Elena, Moral Luis F Garcia del
Published in: Archives of Crop Science, Issue 3, 2019, ISSN 2643-5772
Publisher: Scholars Direct
DOI: 10.36959/718/603

"MS thesis ""Contenimento di Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici con alcuni fertilizzanti ed il loro impatto sulla comunità microbica della rizosfera in piante di pomodoro"""

Author(s): UNITO
Published in: 2022
Publisher: UNITO

The use of advanced technologies for integrated management of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp., Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) : doctoral dissertation

Author(s): Susič, Nik
Published in: Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI BIOTEHNIŠKA FAKULTETA
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4262470

"PhD Thesis ""Alternative control strategies against soilbone pathogens: mechanism of action and interaction in three different pathosystems"""

Author(s): UNITO
Published in: 2022
Publisher: UNITO

Opening Project Conference

Author(s): Stefano Mocali
Published in: 2019
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR dissemination material

Author(s): EXCALIBUR
Published in: 2025
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 2 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Author(s): Kusstatscher, Peter; Wisnu Adi Wicaksono; Bergna, Alessandro; Cernava, Tomislav; Bergau, Nick; Tissier, Alain; Hause, Bettina; Berg, Gabriele
Published in: Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12972276

D1.6. REPORT ON INITIAL SOIL MICROBIA POPULATIONS

Author(s): Anne D. Jungblut, Gabriel Berg, Vladimiro Guarnaccia, Gaia Bigiotti, Loredana Canfora, Peter Kusstatscher, Anna Lisek, Sylvie Masquelier, Heinrich Maisel, Stefano Mocali, Andrea Manfredini, Morgane Ourry, Tom Passey, Massimo Pugliese, Hester van Schalkyk, Nicolai Vitt Meyling, Xiangming Xu.
Published in: 2022
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR newsletters

Author(s): EXCALIBUR
Published in: 2025
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 1 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso

Author(s): Massimo, Pugliese; Vasileiadou Athina; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Published in: Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Zenodo

D7.4. DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN

Author(s): Stefano Mocali
Published in: 2019
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

D1.4. Database on soil mapping and physico chemical characteristics of experimental fields

Author(s): Antonio Gerardo Pepe, Loredana Canfora, Stefano Mocali, Corrado Costa
Published in: 2021
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

EXCALIBUR press releases

Author(s): EXCALIBUR
Published in: 2025
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Efficacia di biofertilizzanti e biostimolanti sul contenimento della tracheofusariosi del pomodoro allevato in vaso

Author(s): Pugliese Massimo; Vasileiadou Athina; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Published in: Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Zenodo

D3.1. SETUP OF TRIALS CONDITIONS AND METHODOLOGY

Author(s): Maria Grazia Tommasini
Published in: 2021
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

D1.2. COMMON GUIDELINES FOR SAMPLING METHODS

Author(s): Eligio Malusà
Published in: 2019
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Additional file 3 of Trichomes form genotype-specific microbial hotspots in the phyllosphere of tomato

Efficacia di microrganismi antagonisti sul contenimento di Rhizoctonia solani su fragola allevata in vaso

Author(s): Massimo, Pugliese; Gilardi Giovanna; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Published in: Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7062321

D1.1. LIST OF TRIALS FOR DIFFERENT CROPS, SPANNING SEVERAL CROPPING SYSTEMS AND CONDITIONS

Author(s): Eligio Malusà
Published in: 2021
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

QBS-ar and QBS-ar_BF index toolbox for biodiversity assessment of microarthropods community in soil

Author(s): D'Avino, Lorenzo; Gambelli, Miguel Angel; Bigiotti, Gaia; Vitali, Francesco; Tondini, Elena; L'Abate, Giovanni; Jacomini, Carlo; Cassi, Fabrizio; Menta, Cristina
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Zenodo

Patogeni recentemente comparsi in forma grave su fragola e risultati di prove di lotta in serra con microrganismi antagonisti

Author(s): Massimo, Pugliese; Gilardi, Giovanna; Guarnaccia Vladimiro; Gullino Maria Lodovica; Garibaldi Angelo
Published in: Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Zenodo

Additional file 1 of Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

Author(s): Burton, Victoria J.; Contu, Sara; De Palma, Adriana; Hill, Samantha L. L.; Albrecht, Harald; Bone, James S.; Carpenter, Daniel; Corstanje, Ronald; De Smedt, Pallieter; Farrell, Mark; Ford, Helen V.; Hudson, Lawrence N.; Inward, Kelly; Jones, David T.; Kosewska, Agnieszka; Lo-Man-Hung, Nancy F.; Magura, Tibor; Mulder, Christian; Murvanidze, Maka; Newbold, Tim; Smith, Jo; Suarez, Andrew V.; Suryomet
Published in: Issue 1, 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21582635

Il compost verde arricchito con Trichoderma spp. dimostra azione repressiva nei confronti del patosistema Phytophthora capsici – Cucurbita pepo modificando la popolazione microbica della rizosfera

Author(s): Bellini Alessio; Ferrocino Alario; Cucu Maria Alexandra; Pugliese Massimo; Garibaldi Angelo; Gullino Maria Lodovica
Published in: Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: Zenodo

D1.3. COMMON GUIDELINES FOR ANALYTICAL METHODS

Author(s): Eligio Malusà
Published in: 2019
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

D1.5. REPORT ON INITIAL FAUNA BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT

Author(s): Lorenzo D’Avino
Published in: 2021
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Advancement in Research of Plant Beneficial Microorganisms: From Fermentation to Formulation Strategies and Applications in Agriculture

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Stefano Mocali, Vanessa Martos, Luis F Garcia del Moral, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Preprints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202408.0286.v1

The Parameters of Aspergillus niger Fermentation Facilitate Its Further Formulation

Author(s): Maria Vassileva, Luis F del Moral Garrido, Vanessa Martos, Ana Isabel Garcia Lopez, Giuseppe Falvo D’Urso Labate, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Antonia Reyes Requena, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Preprints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202412.1936.v1

EXCALIBUR, un progetto Horizon 2020 per lo studio del microbioma del suolo

Author(s): Pugliese Massimo; Gullino Maria Lodovica
Published in: Issue 1, 2020
Publisher: Zenodo

The Parameters Of A Fungal Fermentation Facilitate Its Formulation For Further Application In Plant-soil ConditionsThe Parameters Of A Fungal Fermentation Facilitate Its Formulation For Further Application In Plant-soil Conditions

Author(s): MARIA VASSILEVA, Luis F del Moral Garrido, Vanessa Martos, Ana Isabel Garcia Lopez, Giuseppe Falvo D’Urso Labate, Elena Flor-Peregrin, Antonia Reyes Requena, Nikolay Vassilev
Published in: 2024
Publisher: PrePrints
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202410.1724.v1

Additional file 1 of Plant microbiome responses to bioinoculants and volatiles

Author(s): Olimi, Expedito; Duller, Martina; Stangl, Martina; Bickel, Samuel; Battisti, Angelika; Kusstatscher, Peter; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Berg, Gabriele
Published in: Issue 1, 2025
Publisher: Springer Nature

Beneficial Microbes for Agriculture

Author(s): Gabriele Berg, Peter Kusstatscher, Birgit Wassermann, Tomislav Cernava, Ahmed Abdelfattah
Published in: Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation, and Agriculture, 2023, Page(s) 427-443
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/9781119762621.ch34

"Chapter ""Crosstalk between wilt-causing fungi, plants and their microbiome"" in the book ""Rhizosphere biology"""

Author(s): UNITO
Published in: 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature

Izsledki raziskav nematicidnih bakterij vrste Bacillus firmus in ozko sorodnih sevov Bacillus sp. na zdravje rastlin

Author(s): Nik Susič; Saša Širca; Barbara Gerič Stare
Published in: 2020, ISBN 978-961-90346-8-2
Publisher: kongres Slovenskega mikrobiološkega društva23.–25. september 2020, Slovenija
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4262073

On understanding the arsenal of the EU quarantine plant pathogen Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens: role of a hypothetical serine protease

Author(s): Dario Gaudioso; Chiara Pastacaldi; Cosimo Beltrami; Stefania Tegli
Published in: Issue 1, 2023
Publisher: Società Italiana di Patologia Vegetale

Exploiting The Multifunctional Potential Of Belowground Biodiversity In Organic Farming: A Chance For Improving Horticultural Productions

Author(s): Malusà, Eligio; Canfora, Loredana; Mocali, Stefano
Published in: Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5509227

Strawberry microbiome assembly along the fruit development provides insights into food safety and health

Author(s): Olimi, Expedito; Kusstatscher, Peter; Wicaksono, Wisnu Adi; Abdelfattah, Ahmed; Cernava, Tomislav; Berg, Gabriele
Published in: Issue 1, 2021
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5582753

Abstracts of presentations at the XXVIII Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV)

Author(s): University of Naples “Federico II”
Published in: Journal of Plant Pathology, 2023
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

UNLOCKING NATURE'S SECRETS: beneficial microorganisms can transform crop production

Author(s): Edytorzy/Editors: Prof. dr hab. Eligio Malusá – The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Dr Krzysztof Ambroziak – INTERMAG Sp. z o.o. Recenzenci/Reviewers: Prof. dr hab. Cezary Tkaczuk – Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland Dr. Loredana Canfora – CREA – Center for Agriculture and Environment, Rome, Ita
Published in: Zeszyty Naukowe Instytutu Ogrodnictwa, Instytut Ogrodnictwa, Monografie i Rozporawy, 2025, Page(s) 68, ISBN 978-83-67039-56-7
Publisher: The National Institute of Horticultural Research

UNLOCKING NATURE’S SECRETS: beneficial microorganisms can transform crop production

Author(s): Eligio Malusà and Krzysztof Ambroziak
Published in: 2025
Publisher: EXCALIBUR

Plant Root Interaction With Associated Microbiomes to Improve Plant Resiliency and Crop Biodiversity

Author(s): Nikolay Vassilev, Eligio Malusà, Davide Neri and Xiangming Xu
Published in: Frontiers Research Topics, 2021
Publisher: Frontier Media SA
DOI: 10.3389/978-2-88971-278-6

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