The mechanisms used by these fungi include competition for space and nutrients, parasitism, antibiosis or activation of the plant's defensive responses, among others. 2004) and fungal (Barton 2004) weed biological control agents. The present review compiles all the studies existing so far in the biocontrol of these pathogens through the use of mycorrhizal and endophytic filamentous fungi, making a separate section for the genus Trichoderma due to the special interest that their use has generated. In this sense, filamentous fungi represent an efficient and effective alternative in the control of the different pathogens of the olive tree. To combat these pathogens, different biocontrol strategies have been developed with bacteria and yeasts, although its capacity for establishment in the field entails several difficulties. Rhizoctonia solani), oomycetes ( Phytophthora spp.) and nematodes ( Meloidogyne spp.). savastanoi, Xylella fastidiosa), fungi ( Colletotrichum spp., Verticillium dahliae, Fusarium spp. This book brings together perspectives from pathology, ecology, genetics, physiology, production technology, to address the use of fungi as biological control agents.
Biocontrol agents of plant diseases include bactena, filamentous fungi as well as. The main olive pathogens include bacteria ( Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. Fungi As Biocontrol Agents Book Description : There is increasing interest in the use of fungi for the control of pests, weeds and diseases. Russia, the United States, the Middle East and Europe (Wikipedia. Olive ( Olea europaea) is a crop of great agronomic, economic and cultural interest for the Mediterranean Basin, although the increase in world demand for olive oil is expanding its cultivation by other countries in the southern hemisphere. Furthermore, the disadvantages of the use of entomogenous fungi as biocontrol agents against arthropod pests has been lacking by the need for specific environmental conditions (humidity over 80 and above) during the prolonged period in which the fungi are required to have spores germinate and then penetrate the surface of the arthropods cuticle.