Use of Coniothyrium minitans as a biocontrol agent and some molecular aspects of sclerotial mycoparasitism

The use of the sclerotial mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans as a biological control agent of diseases caused by sclerotium-forming pathogens especially Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is briefly reviewed. A number of studies have examined production and application methods, integrated control, ecology, an...

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Published in:European journal of plant pathology 2008-07, Vol.121 (3), p.323-330
Main Authors: Whipps, J. M, Sreenivasaprasad, S, Muthumeenakshi, S, Rogers, C. W, Challen, M. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biological control
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Coniothyrium minitans
Ecology
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Life Sciences
Molecular biology
Mycoparasitism
Parasites
Pathogenicity genes
Pathogens
Plant diseases
Plant Pathology
Plant resistance
Plant Sciences
sclerotia
Sclerotinia
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Summary:The use of the sclerotial mycoparasite Coniothyrium minitans as a biological control agent of diseases caused by sclerotium-forming pathogens especially Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is briefly reviewed. A number of studies have examined production and application methods, integrated control, ecology, and modes of action in order to understand the biology of the mycoparasite and enhance activity and reproducibility of use. Recently, development of a number of molecular-based techniques has begun to allow the examination of genes involved in mycoparasitism. Some of these procedures have been applied to identify pathogenicity genes involved in the infection of sclerotia of S. sclerotiorum by C. minitans and this work is discussed.
ISSN:0929-1873
1573-8469
DOI:10.1007/s10658-007-9238-1