Advances in Bioprotection of Plants Against Diseases

The bioprotectants market was estimated to be worth $5.5 billion in 2022, with this figure set to rise to over $11 billion by 2027. With more than 1000 products on the market, a greater understanding of how individual species/strains function as bioprotection agents is required. Advances in bioprotection of plants against diseases considers recent advances in techniques used to identify and develop fungal and bacterial bioprotection agents, including Clonostachys rosea, Phytium oligandrum and Actinomycetes. The book also includes a variety of case studies which detail the successful implementation of bioprotection agents to control diseases in a variety of crops, including grapes, cereals and potatoes. This book builds on and adds to the successful recent title published by Burleigh Dodds Science: Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management (2021). Edited by two world-renowned experts in the field, the book will be a standard reference for researchers in crop protection and agronomy, government and private sector agencies involved in sustainable agriculture, agrochemical companies manufacturing/selling crop protection products, as well as agronomists and farmers. Dr Shashi Sharma is President of the World BioProtection Forum and Adjunct Professor in the Harry Butler Institute at Murdoch University, Australia. Previous roles he has held include Professor and Chair in Biosecurity and Food Security at Murdoch University and Chief Plant Health Manager at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Government of Western Australia. Dr Sharma is recipient of several awards and fellowships including CGIAR’s (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) Excellence in Science Award. Dr Minshad Ansari is CEO of Bionema, a leading UK company developing new biocontrol products. He has over 25 years’ experience in bioprotection research, development and commercialisation, particularly in the area of entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes. Dr Ansari is Founder and Chair of the World Bioprotection Forum (WBF). Dr Ansari is also an Honorary Research Fellow at Swansea University, UK.