Ebook: Biological Control of Plant Diseases: Progress and Challenges for the Future

The papers contained in this book were presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) held at Cape Sounion, Athens, Greece, 19-24 May, 1991. The twenty-eight more comprehensive papers represent the key subjects of the ARW covered by invited speakers. The thirty-four short papers pre­ sented in a research format are contributions of those invited to participate in the ARW. There was a total of 70 participants from 21 countries. The objectives of the ARW were as follows: to review current knowledge of biological control of plant diseases and plant parasitic nematodes, with emphasis on mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, organismal, and ecosystem level; to examine and expand on current concepts and synthesize new concepts; to identify and prioritize limitations in the use of biological control for plant diseases and nematodes and the scientific research needed to overcome these limitations; and to develop strategies for biological control through management of resident agents or introduction of natural or modified agents.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Selective Elimination of Soilborne Plant Pathogens and Enhancement of Antagonists by Steaming, Sublethal Fumigation and Soil Solarization....Pages 1-15
Biological Control of Plant Parasitic Nematodes....Pages 17-20
Prospects for Management of Natural Suppresiveness to Control Soilborne Pathogens....Pages 21-34
Use of Agricultural and Municipal Organic Wastes to Develop Suppressiveness to Plant Pathogens....Pages 35-42
Leaf and Blossom Epiphytes and Endophytes as Biological Control Agents....Pages 43-54
The Weakening Effect as a Trigger for Biological Control and Criteria for Its Evaluation....Pages 55-61
Integrated Control of Verticillium Wilt of Cotton by Soil Solarization and Tolerant Cultivars....Pages 63-67
Evaluation of Soil Solarization for the Control of Fusarium Wilt of Tomato....Pages 69-73
Evaluation of Soil Solarization Singly or in Combination with Fungal or Bacterial Biocontrol Agents to Control Fusarium Wilt of Carnation....Pages 75-78
Biological Control of Soilborne Plant Pathogens by Suppressive Compost....Pages 79-83
Preliminary Studies on Biological Control of Potato Common Scab Caused by Streptomyces Sp.....Pages 85-93
New Information about Take-All Decline and Its Relevance to Research on the Control of Take-All by Biological Control Agents....Pages 95-98
Competition for Carbon in Soil and Rhizosphere, a Mechanism Involved in Biological Control of Fusarium Wilts....Pages 99-104
Biological Control of Fusarium Wilt of Carnation....Pages 105-108
Control of Rhizoctonia Sheath Blight and Other Diseases of Rice by Seed Bacterization....Pages 109-111
Control of Botrytis Rot of Grapes and Vegetables with Trichoderma Spp.....Pages 113-123
Future Alternatives to Synthetic Fungicides for the Control of Postharvest Diseases....Pages 125-132
Key Factors in the Development of Fungal Agents for the Control of Cyst and Root-Knot Nematodes....Pages 133-138
Biological Control of Damping-Off Diseases with Seed Treatments....Pages 139-144
Modes of Action of Mycoparasites in Relation to Biocontrol of Soilborne Plant Pathogens....Pages 145-156
Biological Control of Root Diseases with Pseudomonads....Pages 157-167
Mycostop Biofungicide — Present Status....Pages 169-174
A Customized Approach to Biological Control of Wheat Root Diseases....Pages 175-184
Biological Control of Diseases of Crops Grown in Covered and Environmentally Controlled Structures....Pages 185-191
The Use of Trichoderma Spp. to Control Soilborne Plant Pathogens in Egypt....Pages 193-196
Novel Management Strategies for Plant Parasitic Nematodes....Pages 197-201
Improvement of Trichoderma and Gliocladium by Genetic Manipulation....Pages 203-206
Induced Resistance Using Pathogens and Nonpathogens....Pages 207-210
Biological Control of Root Rot Diseases of Peas....Pages 211-222
Induction and Molecular Analyses of Resistance to Barley Powdery Mildew....Pages 223-230
Energy Stress in Relation to Germinability and Virulence of Root Infecting Fungi....Pages 231-241
Effect of Chitinase Encoding Genes in Biocontrol Pseudomonas Spp.....Pages 243-247
Integration of Chitin-Degrading Microbes into Biological Control System for Fusarium Wilt of Strawberry....Pages 249-253
Induced Plant Resistance in Vascular-Wilt Biocontrol....Pages 255-258
Bacterial Metabolism of Propagule Germination Stimulants as an Important Trait in the Biocontrol of Pythium Seed Infections....Pages 259-265
The Use of Host Resistance to Control Fusarium Wilt of Kabuli Chickpeas....Pages 267-271
Siderophores and Ferric-Siderophore Receptors of Plant Crowth-Promoting Fluorescent Pseudomonads....Pages 273-276
Risks of Releasing Wild-Type and Genetically Engineered Biocontrol Organisms into the Ecosystem....Pages 277-286
Biocontrol Product Fermentation, Formulation and Marketing....Pages 287-293
Environmental Implications of the Release of Biocontrol Agents....Pages 295-303
Systems for Efficient Delivery of Microbial Biocontrol Agents to Soil....Pages 305-316
The Ecology of Genetically Altered Bacteria in the Rhizosphere....Pages 317-320
Biological Control of Fusarium Wilts with Nonpathogenic Fusaria....Pages 321-326
A Method to Screen Trichoderma Isolates Against Soil Sclerotial Fungi and Armillaria Root Rot....Pages 327-330
Biological Control of Apple Crown Rot and Replant Disease....Pages 331-333
Back Matter....Pages 335-339
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