Formulation and Application of Plant Pathogens for Biological Weed Control

The public’s demand for safe, biologically based weed controls has created an impetus to commercialize biological weed-control agents. Numerous plant pathogens have shown excellent potential as biological herbicides over the years, but there has been very little commercial success. For bioherbicides to succeed in the marketplace, products must be efficacious, consistent, easy to use, economical, and have adequate storage life. The satisfaction of these criteria depends on the development of formulation technology tailored to the industries that will develop the bioherbicides, and to the consumers who will use the products.