Bacillus-based bionematicides: development, modes of action and commercialisation
| Autor: | Sarina Claassens, Gerhard Engelbrecht, Ilzé Horak, Peet Jansen van Rensburg |
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| Přispěvatelé: | 10211705 - Jansen van Rensburg, Petrus Johannes, 11935952 - Claassens, Sarina, 24997803 - Horak, Ilzé, 24137472 - Engelbrecht, Gerhard |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Root-knot nematode Agroforestry Agrochemical business.industry Secondary metabolites 030106 microbiology fungi Bacillus food and beverages Biocontrol Biology biology.organism_classification Meloidogyne incognita 03 medical and health sciences Insect Science Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria business Agronomy and Crop Science Agricultural crops |
| Popis: | Agricultural crops are severely damaged by root-knot nematodes causing extensive financial losses globally. Historically, agrochemicals have been the preferred method to combat these pests; however, threats to humans and the environment posed by these agrochemicals led to the need for developing new biocontrol agents. Importantly, the latter should adhere to biosafety regulations while being highly effective. Root-knot nematodes live in soil and thus the use of rhizobacteria such as Bacillus for biocontrol development have shown potential. Although various Bacillus species have been tested in this capacity, little is known about their secondary metabolites and the mechanisms of action responsible for their nematicidal activity. If these secondary metabolites can be qualitatively and quantitatively characterised, metabolic features could be synthetically engineered and used to combat root-knot nematodes. Although there is great potential for bionematicides, the commercialisation and development of such products can be difficult. This review summarises the importance of Bacillus species as natural antagonists of root-knot nematodes through the production of secondary metabolites. It provides an overview of the significance of root-knot nematodes in agriculture and the advances of chemical nematicides in recent years. The potential of Bacillus species as biocontrol agents, the known mechanisms of action responsible for the nematicidal activity demonstrated by Bacillus species, non-target effects of biocontrol agents and the commercialisation of Bacillus-based bionematicides are discussed |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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