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SCLEROTINIA MINOR—BIOCONTROL TARGET OR AGENT?

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Novel Biotechnologies for Biocontrol Agent Enhancement and Management

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Sclerotinia minor is the causal agent of several important crop diseases including lettuce drop and Sclerotinia blight of peanut. Extensive search for biocontrol of the Sclerotinia diseases has culminated in the commercialization of Coniothyrium minitans. Sclerotinia minor is also an effective bioherbicide that can be effectively and safely used to control broadleaf weeds in turf environments.

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  1. Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

    Alan Watson

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  1. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy

    Maurizio Vurro

  2. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Jonathan Gressel

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Watson, A. (2007). SCLEROTINIA MINOR—BIOCONTROL TARGET OR AGENT?. In: Vurro, M., Gressel, J. (eds) Novel Biotechnologies for Biocontrol Agent Enhancement and Management. NATO Security through Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5799-1_10

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