Which Biocontrol Strategies Best Fit with Other IPM System Components

A considerable gap exist between the current offer in biocontrol solutions and what growers would need to manage important disease problems. The primary requirement of RI (2) devise strategies combining biocontrol methods with other disease management tactics, in the context of IPM or even cropping system management, to help growers integrate biocontrol into their practices; (3) enlarge the scope of biocontrol research to the socioeconomic factors influencing biocontrol adoption, which calls for the development of multidisciplinary projects involving diverse actors throughout the value chain of agriculture.