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Biocontrol has been ineffective against major agricultural pests in the field, and has not provided the tools to cost-effectively compete with chemical pesticides, despite the theoretical benefits. The ecological and evolutionary reasons for the lack of effectiveness have been examined in detail in a recent book (Vurro et al., 2001a) along with suggestions on how to safely enhance their activity.
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- Biological Control
- Fusarium Oxysporum
- Biocontrol Agent
- Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
- Methyl Bromide
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Vurro, M., Gressel, J. (2006). AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES AND WEEDS IN EUROPE. In: EILENBERG, J., HOKKANEN, H. (eds) An Ecological and Societal Approach to Biological Control. Progress in Biological Control, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4401-4_13
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