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Utilizing Soil Microbes for Biocontrol

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Soil Microbiology and Sustainable Crop Production

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This review focuses on the potential for microbial biological control of soil-borne pests and pathogens. The range of crops affected by key soil-borne pests and pathogens, and opportunities for biocontrol using composts, organic soil ­ame­ndments and/or augmentation with selected bioactive microbes are discussed. Selected examples of biological control successes, constraints and likely future developments are also explored.

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