Prospects and limitations of microbial pesticides for control of bacterial and fungal pomefruit tree diseases

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-226

  Bonaterra, A ^a   Badosa, E ^a   Cabrefiga, J ^a   Frances J ^a   Montesinos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Delivery; Environmental impact; Formulation; Genetic engineering; Microbial pesticides; Physiological improvement

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOSAFETY; CHEMICAL FUNGICIDES; CHEMICAL PESTICIDES; CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; DELIVERY; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FIRE BLIGHT; FOOD CHAIN; FORMULATION; FRUIT TREES; FUNGAL DISEASE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT; POSTHARVEST; REGULATORY ACTIONS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BACTERICIDES; BIOCONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CULTIVATION; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; FRUITS; FUNGI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; ORCHARDS; PESTICIDES; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 84856215517     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0626-y     Document Type: Review

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