Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control Agents
Fungal biological control agents against plant pathogens, especially those in soil, operate within physically, biologically, and spatially complex systems by means of a variety of trophic and nontrophic interspecific interactions. However, the biocontrol agents themselves are also subject to the sam...
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| description | Fungal biological control agents against plant pathogens, especially those in soil, operate within physically, biologically, and spatially complex systems by means of a variety of trophic and nontrophic interspecific interactions. However, the biocontrol agents themselves are also subject to the same types of interactions, which may reduce or in some cases enhance their efficacy against target plant pathogens. Characterization of these ecologically complex systems is challenging, but a number of tools are available to help unravel this complexity. Several of these tools are described here, including the use of molecular biology to generate biocontrol agents with useful marker genes and then to quantify these agents in natural systems, epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy to observe their presence and activity in situ, and spatial statistics and computer simulation modeling to evaluate and predict these activities in heterogeneous soil habitats. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99e1b0ac64b8408a8b35ea143b9da0b02025-02-03T06:07:28ZengWileyAdvances in Agriculture2356-654X2314-75392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/542703542703Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control AgentsGuy R. Knudsen0Louise-Marie C. Dandurand1Soil & Land Resources Division, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USADepartment of Plant, Soil, & Entomological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, USAFungal biological control agents against plant pathogens, especially those in soil, operate within physically, biologically, and spatially complex systems by means of a variety of trophic and nontrophic interspecific interactions. However, the biocontrol agents themselves are also subject to the same types of interactions, which may reduce or in some cases enhance their efficacy against target plant pathogens. Characterization of these ecologically complex systems is challenging, but a number of tools are available to help unravel this complexity. Several of these tools are described here, including the use of molecular biology to generate biocontrol agents with useful marker genes and then to quantify these agents in natural systems, epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy to observe their presence and activity in situ, and spatial statistics and computer simulation modeling to evaluate and predict these activities in heterogeneous soil habitats.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/542703 |
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| title | Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control Agents |
| title_full | Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control Agents |
| title_fullStr | Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control Agents |
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| title_short | Ecological Complexity and the Success of Fungal Biological Control Agents |
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