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

  • Prasad Sreenivasaprasad
    ,
  • J.M. Whipps
    ,
  • Surapareddy Sreenivasaprasad
    ,
  • S. Muthumeenakshi
    ,
  • C.W. Rogers
    ,
  • M.P. Challen
  • University of Warwick
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Abstract

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.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 323-330

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

European Journal of Plant Pathology (Volume 121, Issue 3)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/07/2008

Publication status

Published - 01/07/2008

ISSN

0929-1873

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/250958
  • Scopus: 44249109711

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