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Plant protection by cold-adapted fungi

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Biotechnological Applications of Cold-Adapted Organisms

Abstract

Biocontrol of plant diseases and pests is generally regarded as a safer alternative to chemical pesticides but despite intensive research in the last two decades, there are few commercial products. The early optimism arising from numerous promising laboratory and greenhouse experiments has given way to a sober realization of the difficulties of commercializing biocontrol agents (BCAs). With few exceptions, there appears to be little likelihood of broad-spectrum BCAs and each pest or disease may have to be countered by a specific antagonistic microrganism, which proliferates and acts in the infection court or ecological niche of the target species. Therefore, a thorough understanding of the ecology of the BCA and the plant pathogen or pest provides the best chance of delivering a commercial product.

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  1. Agricultural Research Institute, Private Bag, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 2650

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  2. Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, POB 757200, Fairbanks, Alaska, 99775-7200, USA

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Wong, P.T.W., McBeath, J.H. (1999). Plant protection by cold-adapted fungi. In: Margesin, R., Schinner, F. (eds) Biotechnological Applications of Cold-Adapted Organisms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58607-1_12

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