Abstract
The opportunities to harness the antagonistic activities of fungi by deliberately releasing them into the environment is of great interest throughout the world and one which has accelerated with the advancing knowledge in the field of molecular biology. Many national and international groups have taken interest in this field. Particularly the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), through its Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, has a co-operative research programme on Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems, which has just had funding approved to run for a further five years from 1995–1999. Of the four themes, the first is on Safe Exploitation of Micro-organisms in Plant/Soil Systems. The topics covered within the theme are:
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Methods for molecular ecology
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Identification of physiochemical aspects of the soil environment which regulate microbial function
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Risk analysis and toxicology of the use of micro-organisms
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Production and delivery of microbial inocula
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Reduction of the load of chemical pesticides, fertilisers and organic wastes on the soil ecosystem
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Assessment of biodiversity in plant/soil systems
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Lynch, J.M. (1996). Monitoring of Antagonistic Fungi. Perspectives, Needs and Legislation. In: Jensen, D.F., Jansson, HB., Tronsmo, A. (eds) Monitoring Antagonistic Fungi Deliberately Released into the Environment. Developments in Plant Pathology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1698-2_1
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