Federal Policies as Incentives or Disincentives to Ecologically Sustainable Agricultural Systems

The methodology is suggested for analyzing the variability and heredity in super-organism genetic systems of different complexity ranging from two-component plant-microbe and animal-microbe symbiosis to the endosymbiotic and soil microbial communities. The approaches based on symbiogenetics and metagenomics may be used for development of highlyproductive ecologically sustainable agrocenoses based on the substitution of agrochemicals (mineral fertilizers, pesticides) by the microbial preparations. A possibility is emphasized to use the natural analogs of agrocenoses for development of models to implement the directed construction and improvement of productivity in the sustainable agricultural systems.

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The OECD Program: Biological Resource Management for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Structure and Function of Cholinesterases and Related Proteins ◽

10.1007/978-1-4899-1540-5_134 ◽

1998 ◽

pp. 477-478

Author(s):

Jean-Pierre Toutant ◽

Heikki Hokkanen

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Agricultural Systems ◽

Biological Resource ◽

Sustainable Agricultural Systems

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Biocoating of Seeds with Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria to Improve Plant Establishment

Outlook on Agriculture ◽

10.1177/003072709502400308 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 179-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

B. Schippers ◽

R. J. Scheffer ◽

B. J. J. Lugtenberg ◽

P. J. Weisbeek

Keyword(s):

Plant Growth ◽

Molecular Level ◽

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria ◽

Soil Types ◽

Agricultural Systems ◽

Plant Establishment ◽

Plant Growth Promoting ◽

Growth Promoting ◽

Microbial Products ◽

Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) have the potential to contribute significantly to the development of sustainable agricultural systems. Our understanding at the molecular level of the interactions between these microorganisms, the plant and the environment is growing rapidly, facilitating the development of microbial products. However, their development is hampered by the legislative restrictions on their use and consequently high costs. This is especially true because biocontrol agents are often specific to crops, pathogens and soil types. Nevertheless, promising new products for the improvement of plant establishment and plant growth, such as ‘BioCoat ’ for radish seeds, have entered the market.

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