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Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases

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22 July 2025

The bioprotectants market was estimated to be worth $5.5 billion in 2022, with this figure set to rise to over $11 billion by 2027. With more than 1000 products on the market, a greater understanding of how individual species/strains function as bioprotection agents is required.
Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases considers recent advances in techniques used to identify and develop fungal and bacterial bioprotection agents, including Clonostachys rosea, Phytium oligandrum and Actinomycetes. The book also includes a variety of case studies which detail the successful implementation of bioprotection agents to control diseases in a variety of crops, including grapes, cereals and potatoes.
This book builds on and adds to the successful recent title published by Burleigh Dodds Science: Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management (2021).

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pest Control, Pest control / plant diseases, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Agronomy and crop production, Sustainable agriculture, Botany and plant sciences

Part 1 Advances in techniques for identifying and developing bioprotectants
- 1.Techniques for understanding and modifying microbial activity in the phytobiome to suppress disease/promote plant disease resistance: Angela Records, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, USA;
- 2.Improving biosafety testing of plant protection products (PPPs) and bioprotectants: Jonathan Willow, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, USA; and Guy Smagghe, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)/Ghent University, Belgium/Southwest University/Guizhou University, China;
- 3.Developing a global regulatory regime for bioprotectants: Imme Gerke, IDRG Plant Protection, Germany;
Part 2 Advances in the use of bioprotection agents
- 4.Harnessing Actinobacteria for crop protection: current advances and future perspectives: Louise Thatcher and Marta Gallart, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Australia;
- 5.Exploring Clonostachys rosea: a versatile fungal biocontrol agent for effective plant disease management: Cameron Scott and Zamir K. Punja, Simon Fraser University, Canada;
- 6.The use of Pythium oligandrum as a biocontrol agent: Kun Yang, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China; Siqi Niu and Qing Yu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China; Xiaobo Li, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China; Maofeng Jing, Nanjing Agricultural University, China;
- 7.Effective biocontrol of grape diseases: assessing and improving efficacy: V. Altieri, P. Battilani, M. Camardo Leggieri, G. Fedele, T. Ji, V. Rossi and I. Salotti, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy;
- 8.Disease management in cereals using biocontrol agents: Alexander Schouten, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
- 9.Advances in the use of biocontrol agents to control diseases in potatoes: Jianjun Hao and Lijie Teng, University of Maine, USA; and Xiaoyu Zhang, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China;
- 10.Advances in bioherbicides/biological control of weeds: Te Ming Tseng, Varsha Singh, Worlanyo Segbefia, Ncomiwe Maphalala, Tabata D. Oliveira, and Ziming Yue, Mississippi State University, USA;