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Potential agricultural benefits through biotechnological manipulation of plant fungal associations
Author(s) -
Behie Scott W.,
Bidochka Michael J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.201200147
Subject(s) - biology , agriculture , metarhizium , agricultural pest , microbiology and biotechnology , insect , entomopathogenic fungi , botany , biological pest control , ecology , agricultural science
Genes involved in beneficial plant‐fungal associations are attractive targets for biotechnological applications in agriculture. We suggest that some endophytic ascomycetous insect pathogenic fungi (i.e., Metarhizium ) may be good candidates for these biotechnological manipulations.
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