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Background: Scientific literature contains many reports documenting the isolation and antagonist-testing of microorganisms with the potential for biological control in agriculture, however, very few have addressed all aspects involved in the long process that occurs before a potential strain, found and tested in laboratory, can reach commercialization. Results: After a multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary effort to develop a biological control agent with remarkable technical characteristics and performance, the fungicide Fungifree AB® was recently introduced in Mexican market. This product that has no chemical residues and is environmentally friendly which can be used by mango, avocado, papaya and citrus fruits (and other crops in the short term) producers to increase crops quality, and therefore, to access world markets. Conclusions: The successful introduction of Fungifree AB® in the Mexican market has been the result of a wide variety of factors: remarkable product technical characteristics, researchers' high scientific level, mango producers and exporters' interest in testing the product and commercial companies interested in its distribution.
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Controle Biológico de Vetores , Agentes de Controle Biológico , Fungicidas Industriais , Biotecnologia , Mercantilização , Agricultura , MéxicoRESUMO
In this review we cover the biological control of insects, bacteria and fungus that affect different crops. Using different microorganism as bacteria viruses and fungus can do the biological control of these important problems. In this work we describe with detail the mode of action of the different microorganisms used to control insects and plant diseases. We also present novel strategies to improve the efficiency of these microorganisms against their targets and we present the development and production of several formulations to be used in the fields for the biological control of some plant problems.