OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Control is 32. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Screening for novel biocontrol agents applicable in plant disease management – A review	171
Trichoderma as biocontrol agent against pests: New uses for a mycoparasite	101
Selection of fungal endophytes with biocontrol potential against Fusarium head blight in wheat	82
Microbial siderophore – A boon to agricultural sciences	75
Bacillus species as potential biocontrol agents against citrus diseases	67
Endophytic Metarhizium robertsii promotes maize growth, suppresses insect growth, and alters plant defense gene expression	61
Biological potential of Bacillus subtilis V26 for the control of Fusarium wilt and tuber dry rot on potato caused by Fusarium species and the promotion of plant growth	55
Biocontrol of Monilinia fructigena, causal agent of brown rot of apple fruit, by using endophytic yeasts	50
Antifungal activity of lipopeptides from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MG3 against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in loquat fruits	48
Natural mortality of invasive fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in maize agroecosystems of northeast India	48
Bacillus subtilis L1-21 as a biocontrol agent for postharvest gray mold of tomato caused by Botrytis cinerea	48
Biocontrol potential of the endophytic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens YN201732 against tobacco powdery mildew and its growth promotion	47
Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) associated endophytic Pseudomonas putida BP25 alters root phenotype and induces defense in rice (Oryza sativa L.) against blast disease incited by Magnaporthe oryzae	43
One stone; two birds: concurrent pest control and pollination services provided by aphidophagous hoverflies	43
A novel endophytic strain of Lactobacillus plantarum CM-3 with antagonistic activity against Botrytis cinerea on strawberry fruit	41
The ecology of predatory hoverflies as ecosystem-service providers in agricultural systems	41
A new species of Trichoderma and gliotoxin role: A new observation in enhancing biocontrol potential of T. virens against Phytophthora capsici on chili pepper	40
Endophytic bacilli from medicinal-aromatic perennial Holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) modulate plant growth promotion and induced systemic resistance against Rhizoctonia solani in rice (Oryza sativa	38
Successful biocontrol of major postharvest and soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi by antagonistic yeasts	38
Parasitism and predation of sentinel eggs of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in the southeastern US	38
Volatile organic compounds of Metarhizium brunneum influence the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes in insect control	37
Antifungal activity of probiotic Lactobacillus strains isolated from natural fermented green olives and their application as food bio-preservative	37
Biocontrol efficacy of Bacillus siamensis LZ88 against brown spot disease of tobacco caused by Alternaria alternata	36
Field efficacy of two atoxigenic biocontrol products for mitigation of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana	35
Non-target effects of essential oil-based biopesticides for crop protection: Impact on natural enemies, pollinators, and soil invertebrates	35

Trichoderma harzianum induces resistance to root-knot nematodes by increasing secondary metabolite synthesis and defense-related enzyme activity in Solanum lycopersicum L	35
Biocontrol potential of native Trichoderma spp. against anthracnose of great millet (Sorghum bicolour L.) from Tarai and hill regions of India	34
Limiting factors of mycopesticide development	32
Bacteriophages as promising agents for the biological control of Moko disease (Ralstonia solanacearum) of banana	32
Evaluation of the biocontrol potential of Bacillus sp. WB against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum	32
Biological control of Phytophthora blight and growth promotion in sweet pepper by Bacillus species	32
Biocontrol potential of endophytic Bacillus velezensis strain QSE-21 against postharvest grey mould of fruit	32