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EXPLOITING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FUNGAL ANTAGONISTS, PATHOGENS AND THE PLANT FOR BIOCONTROL

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The soil community supports an enormous variety of biological interactions among its living inhabitants,which include those occurring between animals, insects, microorganisms and plants.

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Woo, S.L., Lorito, M. (2007). EXPLOITING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FUNGAL ANTAGONISTS, PATHOGENS AND THE PLANT FOR BIOCONTROL. 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_6

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