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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 21, Issue 7, Pages 4847-4860Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1807-6
Keywords
Antibiosis; Biocontrol agent; Biocontrol efficacy; Induced resistance; Microbial communities; Mycoparasitism; Plant growth promotion
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- Biovitis SA
- Saint-Etienne de Chomeil, France
- French Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie
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The management of certain plant beneficial microorganisms [biological control agents (BCAs)] seems to be a promising and environmental friendly method to control plant pathogens. However, applications are still limited because of the lack of consistency of BCAs when they are applied in the field. In the present paper, the advantages and limitations of BCAs are seen through the example of Pythium oligandrum, an oomycete that has received much attention in the last decade. The biological control exerted by P. oligandrum is the result of a complex process, which includes direct effects through the control of pathogens and/or indirect effects mediated by P. oligandrum, i.e. induction of resistance and growth promotion. P. oligandrum antagonism is a multifaceted and target fungus-dependent process. Interestingly, it does not seem to disrupt microflora biodiversity on the roots. P. oligandrum has an atypical relationship with the plant because it rapidly penetrates into the root tissues but it cannot stay alive in planta. After root colonisation, because of the elicitation by P. oligandrum of the plant-defence system, plants are protected from a range of pathogens. The management of BCAs, here P. oligandrum, is discussed with regard to its interactions with the incredibly complex agrosystems.
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