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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 55, Issue 4, Pages 395-403Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s002530000517
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As a result of the increasing environmental and health-related problems caused by the synthetic agrochemicals currently used, suitable and non-hazardous innovative alternatives are being sought. Antagonism and allelopathy, both in nature and in agro-ecosystems, have attracted these researchers' attention, with the main goal of using these phenomena in the biological control of weeds. This article presents a review on the use and efficacy of microbial secondary metabolites which have potential as natural herbicides, either directly or as templates for bio-rational eco-friendly agrochemicals (allelochemicals). Their merits as alternatives to synthetic chemicals and biological control agents have been highlighted for an holistic approach in integrated pest/weed management.
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