A Path Forward: Promoting Microbial-Based Methods in the Control of Invasive Plant Species

Autor: Maryam Shahrtash, Shawn P. Brown
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Plants, Vol 10, Iss 5, p 943 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2223-7747
DOI: 10.3390/plants10050943
Popis: In this review, we discuss the unrealized potential of incorporating plant–microbe and microbe–microbe interactions into invasive plant management strategies. While the development of this as a viable strategy is in its infancy, we argue that incorporation of microbial components into management plans should be a priority and has great potential for diversifying sustainable control options. We advocate for increased research into microbial-mediated phytochemical production, microbial controls to reduce the competitiveness of invasive plants, microbial-mediated increases of herbicidal tolerance of native plants, and to facilitate increased pathogenicity of plant pathogens of invasive plants.
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