Bacteria as Biological Control Agents of Plant Diseases
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Abstract
Biological control is an effective and sustainable alternative or complement to conventional pesticides for fungal and bacterial plant disease management. Some of the most intensively studied biological control agents are bacteria that can use multiple mechanisms implicated in the limitation of plant disease development, and several bacterial-based products have been already registered and marketed as biopesticides. However, efforts are still required to increase the commercially available microbial biopesticides. The inconsistency in the performance of bacterial biocontrol agents in the biological control has limited their extensive use in commercial agriculture. Pathosystem factors and environmental…
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- Biopesticide
- Biological pest control
- Biotechnology
- Pathosystem
- Biology
- Plant disease
- Bacteria
- Pesticide
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Zero hunger
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