Abstract
From the ancient civilizations, agriculture has played an important socioeconomic role in the development of our current human society. Modern farming methods developed during the Green Revolution increased the production of food worldwide. Keeping a sustainable production of food supplies will impact the long-term survival of the species as well as the natural resources, so it is important to work on the establishment of new farming methodologies, such as the use of biopesticides that allow the balance between production and preservation of the environment. This introductory chapter will guide the reader through the content of this book providing an overall view of what will be discussed in each chapter.
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Morán-Diez, M.E., Glare, T.R. (2016). What are Microbial-based Biopesticides?. In: Glare, T., Moran-Diez, M. (eds) Microbial-Based Biopesticides. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1477. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6367-6_1
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