ReviewPathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Biological Control of Plant Diseases: An Evolutionary and Eco-Economic Consideration.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Bacillus species as tools for biocontrol of plant diseases: A meta-analysis of twenty-two years of research, 2000-2021.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2024Pooled it
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- Dominance and natural suppression of bacterial plant pathogens across global soils.Nature communications · 2026Article
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- Eco-friendly Biocontrol of Ralstonia solanacearum and Plant Growth Promotion in Tobacco Using Garbage Enzyme and Bacillus velezensis A1.Molecular biotechnology · 2026Article
- Plant recognition by Trichoderma Harzianum elicits upregulation of a novel secondary metabolite cluster required for colonization.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Role of the Plant-Microbiome Partnership in Environmentally Harmonious 21st Century Agriculture.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria and Bacterial Biocontrol Agents in Tomato Disease Management: Mechanisms, Applications, and Omics Perspectives.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2025Review
- Integrated Pest Management of Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Soybean: Current Strategies and Future Prospects.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Whole genome analysis of Stenotrophomonas geniculata MK2 and antagonism against Botrytis cinerea in strawberry.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- From Morphology to Multi-Omics: A New Age of Fusarium Research.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Biological control is considered as a promising alternative to pesticide and plant resistance to manage plant diseases, but a better understanding of the interaction of its natural and societal functions is necessary for its endorsement. The introduction of biological control agents (BCAs) alters the interaction among plants, pathogens, and environments, leading to biological and physical cascades that influence pathogen fitness, plant health, and ecological function. These interrelationships generate a landscape of tradeoffs among natural and social functions of biological control, and a comprehensive evaluation of its benefits and costs across social and farmer perspectives is required to ensure the sustainable development and deployment of the approach. Consequently, there should be a shift of disease control philosophy from a single concept that only concerns crop productivity to a multifaceted concept concerning crop productivity, ecological function, social acceptability, and economical accessibility. To achieve these goals, attempts should make to develop "green" BCAs used dynamically and synthetically with other disease control approaches in an integrated disease management scheme, and evolutionary biologists should play an increasing role in formulating the strategies. Governments and the public should also play a role in the development and implementation of biological control strategies supporting positive externality.
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