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BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 635-651Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09583150410001683600
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Ampelomyces spp.; powdery mildew; hyperparasitism; plant protection; integrated control; biocontrol; fungal antagonists; AQ10; tritrophic interactions
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Historically, pycnidial fungi belonging to the genus Ampelomyces were among the first mycoparasites to be studied in detail and were also the first fungi used as biocontrol agents of plant parasitic fungi. The interactions between host plants, powdery mildew fungi and Ampelomyces mycoparasites are one of the most evident cases of tritrophic relationships in nature although their study has received little attention in fungal and plant ecology so far. Ampelomyces mycoparasites have now become one of the most advanced in terms of commercial development of a fungal biocontrol agent, although there is still a need for more development work to produce a product with reliability approaching that of conventional chemical treatments. This review summarizes the taxonomy, genetic diversity, life cycle, mode of action, natural occurrence, host range, biocontrol potential, mass production and commercialization of these mycoparasites and compares the biocontrol ability of Ampelomyces with that of other fungal antagonists of powdery mildews.
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