Current developments in the production of fungal biological control agents by solid-state fermentation using organic solid waste. Issue 8 (18th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sala, Arnau; Barrena, Raquel; Artola, Adriana; Sánchez, Antoni
• Is Part Of: Critical reviews in environmental science and technology. Volume 49:Issue 8(2019)
• Page Start: 655
• Page End: 694
• Publication Date: 2019-04-18
• Subjects: Agro-industrial wastes -- Beauveria spp. -- biological control agents -- fungal entomopathogens -- solid-state fermentation -- Trichoderma spp; Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental protection -- Periodicals; Environmental engineering -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Periodicals; 363.73
• DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2018.1557497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1064-3389

Abstract

Abstract: Biological control agents are slowly and steadily replacing traditional chemical pesticides. Among them, fungal entomopathogens have assumed a key role in controlling a growing number of pests. Research on fungal entomopathogens has expanded constantly during the last decades, confirming real interest in their biocontrol potential. The production of fungal entomopathogens by solid-state fermentation has arisen as a sustainable production method, which is slowly becoming preferred over submerged fermentation considering the advantage of using of agro-industrial wastes as substrates. This review discusses relevant studies on fungal entomopathogens, with a special interest in their production as biocontrol agents by solid-state fermentation processes, including reactors used and operational conditions, focusing mainly on the two most-used fungal entomopathogens worldwide, Beauveria spp. and Trichoderma spp.