TY - JOUR
T1 - Biocontrol of plant diseases is not an unsafe technology!
AU - Koch, Eckhard
AU - Becker, J. Ole
AU - Berg, Gabriele
AU - Hauschild, Rüdiger
AU - Jehle, Johannes
AU - Köhl, Jürgen
AU - Smalla, Kornelia
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - In their opinion paper "The unpredictable risk imposed by microbial secondary metabolites: how safe is biological control of plant diseases?" (J. Plant Dis. Prot. 124, 413-419; https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-017-0109-5), H.B. Deising, I. Gase and Y. Kubo criticize the use of microbial pesticides in plant protection. They point to the ability of microorganisms to form toxic metabolites and fear severe health problems when antagonistic microorganisms are increasingly released into agro-ecosystems. In our opinion, this view fails to reflect the reality because it largely ignores the ecology of microorganisms. In this contribution, we state reasons why biocontrol of plant diseases is a safe technology.
AB - In their opinion paper "The unpredictable risk imposed by microbial secondary metabolites: how safe is biological control of plant diseases?" (J. Plant Dis. Prot. 124, 413-419; https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-017-0109-5), H.B. Deising, I. Gase and Y. Kubo criticize the use of microbial pesticides in plant protection. They point to the ability of microorganisms to form toxic metabolites and fear severe health problems when antagonistic microorganisms are increasingly released into agro-ecosystems. In our opinion, this view fails to reflect the reality because it largely ignores the ecology of microorganisms. In this contribution, we state reasons why biocontrol of plant diseases is a safe technology.
U2 - 10.1007/s41348-018-0158-4
DO - 10.1007/s41348-018-0158-4
M3 - Article
VL - 125
SP - 121
EP - 125
JO - Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
JF - Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
SN - 1861-3829
IS - 2
ER -