Current agricultural practice depends on a wide use of pesticides, bactericides, and fungicides. Increased demand for organic products indicates consumer preference for reduced chemical use. Therefore, there is a need to develop novel sustainable strategies for crop protection and enhancement that do not rely on genetic modification and/or harmful chemicals. An increasing body of evidence indicates that bacterial and fungal microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) might provide an alternative to the use of chemicals to protect plants from pathogens and provide a setting for better crop welfare. It is well known that MVOCs can modulate the physiology of plants and microorganisms and in this Opinion we propose that MVOCs can be exploited as an ecofriendly, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy for agricultural practices

Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, C.; Malnoy, M.A.; Maffei, M.E. (2015). Bioprospecting bacterial and fungal volatiles for sustainable agriculture. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 20 (4): 206-211. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.01.004 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/25341

Bioprospecting bacterial and fungal volatiles for sustainable agriculture

Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, Chidananda;Malnoy, Mickael Arnaud;
2015-01-01

Abstract

Current agricultural practice depends on a wide use of pesticides, bactericides, and fungicides. Increased demand for organic products indicates consumer preference for reduced chemical use. Therefore, there is a need to develop novel sustainable strategies for crop protection and enhancement that do not rely on genetic modification and/or harmful chemicals. An increasing body of evidence indicates that bacterial and fungal microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) might provide an alternative to the use of chemicals to protect plants from pathogens and provide a setting for better crop welfare. It is well known that MVOCs can modulate the physiology of plants and microorganisms and in this Opinion we propose that MVOCs can be exploited as an ecofriendly, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy for agricultural practices
Microbial volatile organic compounds
Plant growth promotion
Plant protection
Plant–microbe interactions
Sustainable agriculture
Settore BIO/11 - BIOLOGIA MOLECOLARE
2015
Nagamangala Kanchiswamy, C.; Malnoy, M.A.; Maffei, M.E. (2015). Bioprospecting bacterial and fungal volatiles for sustainable agriculture. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 20 (4): 206-211. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.01.004 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/25341
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