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Introduction

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Cultivation of crops has been pursued for centuries with twin primary objectives – feeding humans and animals and providing livelihood to the growers. Crop production practices may favor the development of diseases caused by microbial pathogens affecting different crops, a major constraint for increasing production levels. Biological control agents have been isolated/obtained from diverse sources of plant and animal origins. Organic and inorganic compounds occurring naturally or synthesized have been tested for their biocontrol potential. In order to preserve and sustain the environment suitable for crop cultivation, different strategies involving the use of biotic and abiotic biological control agents have been applied separately or in combination. The characteristics and potential of a wide range of biological control agents have been studied to select the appropriate and efficient ones for wider application under field conditions. Protocols that have been shown to be useful to recognize suitable biological control agents and to promote the effective candidates for commercialization are indicated in different chapters in this volume.

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Narayanasamy, P. (2013). Introduction. In: Biological Management of Diseases of Crops. Progress in Biological Control, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6380-7_1

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