For grapevine production, for example, a range of biological controls are possible against common pests such as grape berry and European grapevine moths and diseases such as downy and powdery mildew. However, there are significant bottlenecks to their wider use in European agriculture, and the leaflet identifies these and recommends measures which can be taken to overcome them.
These include recommendations for research and development, for policy makers and regulators, for education, training and communication, and for the biocontrol industry and distributors.
Biocontrol in Selected Crops:
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- Number 1: Grapevine
- Grapevine in European agriculture
- Main production threats in grapevine production
- Bottlenecks
- SWOT analysis
- Recommendations for biocontrol in grapevine
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- Number 2: Tomato
- Tomato in European agriculture
- Diseases more frequently found in open field production
- Diseases more frequently found in greenhouse production
- Insect and mite pests frequently found in open field and greenhouse production
- Main available biocontrol solutions
- Nematodes
- Weeds
- SWOT analysis
- Recommendations for biocontrol in tomato
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- Number 3: Maize
- Maize in European agriculture
- Diseases more frequent during production
- Available biocontrol solutions
- Insect pests frequently damaging maize in Europe
- Biocontrol solutions for insect pests of maize in Europe
- SWOT analysis
- Recommendations for biocontrol in maize
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ENDURE’s research team dedicated to the exploitation of natural biological processes has now published three leaflets exploring biocontrol in selected crops: grapevine, tomato and maize. Each leaflet examines the crop's place in European agriculture and the major threats to production, before examining the biocontrol options available.
