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Intensified agriculture favors evolved resistance to biological control [PDF]

open access: bronzeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017
Federico Tomasetto   +4 more
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Trichoderma and its role in biological control of plant fungal and nematode disease

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Trichoderma is mainly used to control soil-borne diseases as well as some leaf and panicle diseases of various plants. Trichoderma can not only prevent diseases but also promotes plant growth, improves nutrient utilization efficiency, enhances plant ...
Xin Yao   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: A Global Perspective

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2022
The increase in the world population has generated an important need for both quality and quantity agricultural products, which has led to a significant surge in the use of chemical pesticides to fight crop diseases.
R. Lahlali   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bacteria as Biological Control Agents of Plant Diseases

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2022
Biological control is an effective and sustainable alternative or complement to conventional pesticides for fungal and bacterial plant disease management.
A. Bonaterra   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Major Biological Control Strategies for Plant Pathogens

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Food security has become a major concern worldwide in recent years due to ever increasing population. Providing food for the growing billions without disturbing environmental balance is incessantly required in the current scenario.
Manisha Arora Pandit   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endophytic Fungi: Biological Control and Induced Resistance to Phytopathogens and Abiotic Stresses

open access: yesPathogens, 2021
Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production.
Daniele Cristina Fontana   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological Control of Plant Diseases: An Evolutionary and Eco-Economic Consideration

open access: yesPathogens, 2021
Biological control is considered as a promising alternative to pesticide and plant resistance to manage plant diseases, but a better understanding of the interaction of its natural and societal functions is necessary for its endorsement. The introduction
Dun-Chun He   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbial Interactions Within Multiple-Strain Biological Control Agents Impact Soil-Borne Plant Disease

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Major losses of crop yield and quality caused by soil-borne plant diseases have long threatened the ecology and economy of agriculture and forestry. Biological control using beneficial microorganisms has become more popular for management of soil-borne ...
B. Niu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endophytic Entomopathogenic Fungi: A Valuable Biological Control Tool against Plant Pests

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
Among the non-chemical insect control methods, biological control is one of the most effective human and environmentally friendly alternatives. One of the main biological control methods is the application of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF).
Spiridon Mantzoukas, P. Eliopoulos
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological Control of Tephritid Fruit Flies in the Americas and Hawaii: A Review of the Use of Parasitoids and Predators

open access: yesInsects, 2020
Biological control has been the most commonly researched control tactic within fruit fly management programs. For the first time, a review is carried out covering parasitoids and predators of fruit flies (Tephritidae) from the Americas and Hawaii ...
Flávio R. M. Garcia   +4 more
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