Conservation biological control of pests in the molecular era: new opportunities to address old constraints

ABSTRACTBiological control has long been considered a potential alternative to pesticidal strategies for pest management but its impact and level of use globally remain modest and inconsistent. A rapidly expanding range of molecular – particularly DNA-related – techniques is currently revolutionizin...

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Main Authors: Gurr eGeoff, Minsheng eYou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.01255/full