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Which Biocontrol Strategies Best Fit with Other IPM System Components?

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How Research Can Stimulate the Development of Commercial Biological Control Against Plant Diseases

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A considerable gap exist between the current offer in biocontrol solutions and what growers would need to manage important disease problems. The primary requirement of R&I is to enlarge the range of biocontrol solutions through screening for new BCAs suitable for commercial use and engineering new methods. Contributors to the survey have further identified diverse factors currently impeding the development of biocontrol and suggested research approaches to help raise these constraints. These suggestions can be summarised in the following recommendations: (1) invest in the appropriate assessment of biocontrol methods, including both the consideration of their potential unintentional effects and the identification of the contextual factors that determine their performance, in order to improve growers’ guidance on the proper use of biocontrol; (2) devise strategies combining biocontrol methods with other disease management tactics, in the context of IPM or even cropping system management, to help growers integrate biocontrol into their practices; (3) enlarge the scope of biocontrol research to the socioeconomic factors influencing biocontrol adoption, which calls for the development of multidisciplinary projects involving diverse actors throughout the value chain of agriculture.

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De Cal, A., Guijarro, B., Larena, I., Melgarejo, P. (2020). Which Biocontrol Strategies Best Fit with Other IPM System Components?. In: De Cal, A., Melgarejo, P., Magan, N. (eds) How Research Can Stimulate the Development of Commercial Biological Control Against Plant Diseases. Progress in Biological Control, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53238-3_14

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