Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome
Microbial-based products (either as biopesticide or biofertilizers) have a long history of application, though their use is still limited, mainly due to a perceived low and inconsistent efficacy under field conditions. However, their efficacy has always been compared to chemical products, which have...
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| author | Magdalena Ptaszek Loredana Canfora Massimo Pugliese Flavia Pinzari Giovanna Gilardi Paweł Trzciński Eligio Malusà |
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| description | Microbial-based products (either as biopesticide or biofertilizers) have a long history of application, though their use is still limited, mainly due to a perceived low and inconsistent efficacy under field conditions. However, their efficacy has always been compared to chemical products, which have a completely different mechanism of action and production process, following the chemical paradigm of agricultural production. This paradigm has also been applied to regulatory processes, particularly for biopesticides, making the marketing of microbial-based formulations difficult. Increased knowledge about bioinocula behavior after application to the soil and their impact on soil microbiome should foster better exploitation of microbial-based products in a complex environment such as the soil. Moreover, the multifunctional capacity of microbial strains with regard to plant growth promotion and protection should also be considered in this respect. Therefore, the methods utilized for these studies are key to improving the knowledge and understanding of microbial-based product activity and improving their efficacy, which, from farmers’ point of view, is the parameter to assess the usefulness of a treatment. In this review, we are thus addressing aspects related to the production and formulation process, highlighting the methods that can be used to evaluate the functioning and impact of microbial-based products on soil microbiome, as tools supporting their use and marketing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f5ae38d1cb14ce2832ba377f90bca372023-11-30T23:38:14ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-01-0111122410.3390/microorganisms11010224Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on MicrobiomeMagdalena Ptaszek0Loredana Canfora1Massimo Pugliese2Flavia Pinzari3Giovanna Gilardi4Paweł Trzciński5Eligio Malusà6The National Institute of Horticultural Research, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandResearch Centre for Agriculture and Environment, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, 00184 Roma, ItalyAgroinnova, University of Torino, 10124 Torino, ItalyInstitute for Biological Systems, National Research Council of Italy, 00010 Montelibretti, ItalyAgroinnova, University of Torino, 10124 Torino, ItalyThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandThe National Institute of Horticultural Research, 96-100 Skierniewice, PolandMicrobial-based products (either as biopesticide or biofertilizers) have a long history of application, though their use is still limited, mainly due to a perceived low and inconsistent efficacy under field conditions. However, their efficacy has always been compared to chemical products, which have a completely different mechanism of action and production process, following the chemical paradigm of agricultural production. This paradigm has also been applied to regulatory processes, particularly for biopesticides, making the marketing of microbial-based formulations difficult. Increased knowledge about bioinocula behavior after application to the soil and their impact on soil microbiome should foster better exploitation of microbial-based products in a complex environment such as the soil. Moreover, the multifunctional capacity of microbial strains with regard to plant growth promotion and protection should also be considered in this respect. Therefore, the methods utilized for these studies are key to improving the knowledge and understanding of microbial-based product activity and improving their efficacy, which, from farmers’ point of view, is the parameter to assess the usefulness of a treatment. In this review, we are thus addressing aspects related to the production and formulation process, highlighting the methods that can be used to evaluate the functioning and impact of microbial-based products on soil microbiome, as tools supporting their use and marketing.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/1/224biocontrolmycorrhizaphenotypic arraysanalytical methodsformulation strategies |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Ptaszek Loredana Canfora Massimo Pugliese Flavia Pinzari Giovanna Gilardi Paweł Trzciński Eligio Malusà Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome Microorganisms biocontrol mycorrhiza phenotypic arrays analytical methods formulation strategies |
| title | Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome |
| title_full | Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome |
| title_fullStr | Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome |
| title_short | Microbial-Based Products to Control Soil-Borne Pathogens: Methods to Improve Efficacy and to Assess Impacts on Microbiome |
| title_sort | microbial based products to control soil borne pathogens methods to improve efficacy and to assess impacts on microbiome |
| topic | biocontrol mycorrhiza phenotypic arrays analytical methods formulation strategies |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/1/224 |
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