K Raymaekers, L Ponet, D Holtappels, B Berckmans… - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
In current plant disease control, the divergence from chemical pesticide use has been fueled by the public concern about toxicity and environmental impact of these products, the …
GE Harman, CR Howell, A Viterbo, I Chet… - Nature reviews …, 2004 - nature.com
Trichoderma spp. are free-living fungi that are common in soil and root ecosystems. Recent discoveries show that they are opportunistic, avirulent plant symbionts, as well as being …
Botrytis cinerea is a phytopathogenic fungus responsible for economic losses from USD 10 to 100 billion worldwide. It affects more than 1400 plant species, thus becoming one of the …
CR Howell - Plant disease, 2003 - Am Phytopath Society
Fungal species belonging to the genus Trichoderma are worldwide in occurrence and easily isolated from soil, decaying wood, and other forms of plant organic matter. They are, for the …
GE Harman - Plant disease, 2000 - Am Phytopath Society
The biological control of plant diseases has long been an area of fruitful study for plant pathologists, and there are thousands of publications on this topic. However, in spite of this …
M Lorito, SL Woo, GE Harman… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Structural and functional genomics investigations are making an important impact on the current understanding and application of microbial agents used for plant disease control …
F Vinale, K Sivasithamparam, EL Ghisalberti… - Open Mycol …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Beneficial microbes typically produce bioactive molecules that can affect the interactions of plants with their pathogens. Many secondary metabolites may also have antibiotic …
▪ Abstract The controlled environment of greenhouses, the high value of the crops, and the limited number of registered fungicides offer a unique niche for the biological control of plant …