Biological control agents: from field to market, problems, and challenges

Global food security is vulnerable due to massive growth of the human population, changes in global climate, the emergence of novel/more virulent pathogens, and demands from increasingly discerning consumers for chemical-free, sustainably produced food products. Bacterium-based biological control ag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2014-10, Vol.32 (10), p.493-496
Hauptverfasser:	Velivelli, Siva L.S, De Vos, Paul, Kromann, Peter, Declerck, Stephane, Prestwich, Barbara D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria biocontrol biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Biological control Biological Control Agents Biotechnology Climate Climate change Collections Crops Demand Food Food security Food Supply Foods Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Global climate Human Human populations Internal Medicine Microorganisms Mortality Pathogens Product development Registration Regulation Strategy sustainable agriculture
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Zusammenfassung:	Global food security is vulnerable due to massive growth of the human population, changes in global climate, the emergence of novel/more virulent pathogens, and demands from increasingly discerning consumers for chemical-free, sustainably produced food products. Bacterium-based biological control agents (BCAs), if used as part of an integrated management system, may satisfy the above demands. We focus on the advantages, limitations, problems, and challenges involved in such strategies.
ISSN:	0167-7799 1879-3096
DOI:	10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.07.002