Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality
Agricultural productivity in the Great Lakes Countries of Central Africa, including Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is affected by a wide range of diseases and pests which are mainly controlled by chemical pesticides. However, more than 30% of the pesticides used in the region...
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| description | Agricultural productivity in the Great Lakes Countries of Central Africa, including Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is affected by a wide range of diseases and pests which are mainly controlled by chemical pesticides. However, more than 30% of the pesticides used in the region are banned in European Union due to their high toxicity. Globally available safe and eco-friendly biological alternatives to chemicals are virtually non-existent in the region. Bacillus PGPR-based biocontrol products are the most dominant in the market and have proven their efficacy in controlling major plant diseases reported in the region. With this review, we present the current situation of disease and pest management and urge the need to utilize Bacillus-based control as a possible sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. A repertoire of strains from the Bacillus subtilis group that have shown great potential to antagonize local pathogens is provided, and efforts to promote their use, as well as the search for indigenous and more adapted Bacillus strains to local agro-ecological conditions, should be undertaken to make sustainable agriculture a reality in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48d78a2fa5c94fc3a10dcb290a371fe72024-02-06T04:57:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2024-02-011510.3389/fpls.2024.13493571349357Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into realityGaspard Nihorimbere0Gaspard Nihorimbere1Virginie Korangi Alleluya2Virginie Korangi Alleluya3François Nimbeshaho4François Nimbeshaho5Venant Nihorimbere6Anne Legrève7Marc Ongena8Phytopathology- Applied Microbiology, Earth, and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-neuve, BelgiumUnité de défense des végétaux, Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi, Bujumbura, BurundiMicrobial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, BelgiumChemical and Agricultural Industries, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoMicrobial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, BelgiumLaboratoire de Nutrition-Phytochimie, d’Ecologie et d’Environnement Appliquée, Centre Universitaire de Recherche et de Pédagogie Appliquées aux Sciences, Institut de Pédagogie Appliquée, Université du Burundi, Bujumbura, BurundiDépartement des Sciences et Technologie des Aliments, Faculté de Bio-Ingénierie, Université du Burundi, Bujumbura, BurundiPhytopathology- Applied Microbiology, Earth, and Life Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-neuve, BelgiumMicrobial Processes and Interactions, TERRA Teaching and Research Center, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, BelgiumAgricultural productivity in the Great Lakes Countries of Central Africa, including Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is affected by a wide range of diseases and pests which are mainly controlled by chemical pesticides. However, more than 30% of the pesticides used in the region are banned in European Union due to their high toxicity. Globally available safe and eco-friendly biological alternatives to chemicals are virtually non-existent in the region. Bacillus PGPR-based biocontrol products are the most dominant in the market and have proven their efficacy in controlling major plant diseases reported in the region. With this review, we present the current situation of disease and pest management and urge the need to utilize Bacillus-based control as a possible sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. A repertoire of strains from the Bacillus subtilis group that have shown great potential to antagonize local pathogens is provided, and efforts to promote their use, as well as the search for indigenous and more adapted Bacillus strains to local agro-ecological conditions, should be undertaken to make sustainable agriculture a reality in the region.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1349357/fullBurundiRwandaDRCdiseases and pestspesticideIPM |
| spellingShingle | Gaspard Nihorimbere Gaspard Nihorimbere Virginie Korangi Alleluya Virginie Korangi Alleluya François Nimbeshaho François Nimbeshaho Venant Nihorimbere Anne Legrève Marc Ongena Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality Frontiers in Plant Science Burundi Rwanda DRC diseases and pests pesticide IPM |
| title | Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| title_full | Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| title_fullStr | Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| title_short | Bacillus-based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central Africa: the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| title_sort | bacillus based biocontrol beyond chemical control in central africa the challenge of turning myth into reality |
| topic | Burundi Rwanda DRC diseases and pests pesticide IPM |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1349357/full |
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