Have biopesticides come of age?

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• 作者：Travis Glare¹ ; ^{travis.glare@lincoln.ac.nz} ; John Caradus² ; Wendy Gelernter³ ; Trevor Jackson⁴ ; Nemat Keyhani⁵ ; Jü ; rgen Kö ; hl⁶ ; Pamela Marrone⁷ ; Louise Morin⁸ ; Alison Stewart¹
• 刊名：Trends in Biotechnology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：146_01677799
• 类别：bio
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：30
• 期：5
• 页码：250-258
• 文件大小：351 K

摘要

Biopesticides based on living microbes and their bioactive compounds have been researched and promoted as replacements for synthetic pesticides for many years. However, lack of efficacy, inconsistent field performance and high cost have generally relegated them to niche products. Recently, technological advances and major changes in the external environment have positively altered the outlook for biopesticides. Significant increases in market penetration have been made, but biopesticides still only make up a small percentage of pest control products. Progress in the areas of activity spectra, delivery options, persistence of effect and implementation have contributed to the increasing use of biopesticides, but technologies that are truly transformational and result in significant uptake are still lacking.