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Biocontrol potential of native Algerian bacteria isolated from greenhouses against Botrytis cinerea and Oidium neolycopersici on tomato
Botrytis cinerea and Oidium neolycopersici represent two of the key fungal pathogens of tomato. In this study, 142 isolates were screened for their biocontrol potential against these pathogens. They were initiall...
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Microorganisms as Biocontrol Products
Biocontrol of plant diseases and pests is a very dynamic area of research, and many microbial biocontrol agents have been identified and deployed for plant pest management. However, the available products do n...
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Vegetable and Herb Disease Management in Protected Culture
Protected vegetable production has long been recognized for its efficient implementation of advanced integrated pest management schemes. They were initially mostly focused on the control of arthropod pests, bu...
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The Challenge of Biocontrol Deployment
This chapter explains how deploying biocontrol methods on a large scale and by a large number of stakeholders is a key challenge for research and innovation, and is at least as important as develo** new meth...
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Epidemiology and Population Dynamics: Modelisation, Monitoring and Management
Understanding how populations of microbial pathogens and arthropod pests develop over time is critical for timely and effective intervention to control disease epidemics and pest infestations in agricultural p...
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Integrated Pest Management Methods and Considerations Concerning Implementation in Greenhouses
We consider IPM as a combination of durable, environmentally, toxicologically and economically justifiable farming practices which prevent pest damage primarily through the use of natural factors limiting pest...
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Tomatoes
IPM has been developed and successfully applied in greenhouse tomatoes in several regions of the world since the 1970s. As an alternative to the exclusive application of pesticides, the cornerstone of this str...
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Characterization of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum airborne inoculum, the widespread agent of white mould disease
A means to rationalize the use of fungicides for crop protection and to make agriculture friendlier to environment and human health is to develop disease-risk forecasting systems based on the assessment of air...
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Differential susceptibility to the mycoparasite Paraphaeosphaeria minitans among Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates
The mycoparasitic fungus Paraphaeosphaeria minitans (formerly Coniothyrium minitans), is increasingly used by farmers to reduce soilborne inoculum of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In France, its field efficacy tends ...
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Assessing the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in France
White mould caused by the ascomycete Sclerotinia sclerotiorum affects the production of many economically important crops. The incidence of this disease has recently increased in France, especially in melon crops...
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Erratum: Chapter 9 Biological Control and Biopesticide Suppression of Botrytis-Incited Diseases
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Biological Control and Biopesticide Suppression of Botrytis-Incited Diseases
Recent years have seen the development of many biological control agents and other biopesticides, such as plant extracts, minerals and organic compounds, against Botrytis-incited diseases. This chapter presents s...
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Relationship between the genetic characteristics of Botrytis sp. airborne inoculum and meteorological parameters, seasons and the origin of air masses
Grey mould is a worldwide disease on many economically important crops. It is caused by two fungal species, Botrytis cinerea and B. pseudocinerea, which are mainly airborne dispersed. Although several studies hav...
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Nitrogen fertilization impacts biocontrol of tomato gray mold
Gray mold, caused by Botrytis cinerea, is a common threat for greenhouse production of tomatoes. Control of this disease can be difficult even with chemical treatments, and alternative methods are needed. Nitroge...
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Lettuce crop** with less pesticides. A review
Agricultural intensification has increased crop productivity but decreased agroecosystem services. Agricultural intensification is occurring notably for horticultural crops such as lettuce. In conventional agr...
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Monitoring viable airborne inoculum of Botrytis cinerea in the South-East of France over 3 years: relation with climatic parameters and the origin of air masses
Airborne inoculum of Botrytis cinerea was monitored bimonthly during 3 years (September 2007–December 2010) on a site in the South-East of France located approximately 5 km away from susceptible crops. Viable ino...
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Comparison of the development in planta of a pyrrolnitrin-resistant mutant of Botrytis cinerea and its sensitive wild-type parent isolate
Botrytis cinerea is able to build-up resistance to pyrrolnitrin, an antibiotic produced by diverse biocontrol agents, possibly compromising the durability of this method of disease control. The development of two...
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Grey mould development in greenhouse tomatoes under drip and furrow irrigation
Several methods can be used to provide water to plants in crop** systems where irrigation is necessary. For instance, drip irrigation has recently received much attention due to its advantages for water cons...
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Optical Filters against Grey Mould of Greenhouse Crops
Grey mould is a severe and frequent disease in the greenhouse. The pathogen, Botrytis cinerea Pers., is a polyphagous fungus that attacks ornamental and vegetable crops. Control of this disease is difficult becau...
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