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Biological Control Efficacy

Biological Control Efficacy is a quantitative metric that evaluates the degree to which a parasitoid population suppresses the abundance or impact of its target host species relative to a baseline condition, thereby distinguishing it from related ecological performance measures by its specific focus on the outcome of parasitoid-mediated regulation in pest management contexts.

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Mechanisms Employed by <i>Trichoderma</i> Species in the Biological Control of Plant Diseases: The History and Evolution of Current Concepts

Carrie R. Howell · Plant Disease · 2003 · 1.4K citations

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Entomopathogenic nematodes in biological control

Thomas C. Cheng · Journal of Invertebrate Pathology · 1991 · 1.1K citations

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New Inductive Population Model for Insect Parasites and its Bearing on Biological Control

M. P. Hassell, G. C. Varley · Nature · 1969 · 954 citations

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BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS

Rachel McFadyen · Annual Review of Entomology · 1998 · 953 citations

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The nature and practice of biological control of plant pathogens

P. Jeffries · Physiological Plant Pathology · 1984 · 933 citations

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  1. JH
    J. H. Hoffmann

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    37 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. VC
    V. C. Moran

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    24 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. JV
    J.C. van Lenteren

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    28 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. SD
    S. D. Wratten

    Lincoln University, New Zealand

    23 publications · 2.3K citations

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  5. ND
    Nicolas Desneux

    Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, France

    25 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    48 h-index

    351 publications

    16K citations

  2. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    37 h-index

    177 publications

    7.5K citations

  3. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    36 h-index

    245 publications

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  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    35 h-index

    131 publications

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  5. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    34 h-index

    236 publications

    7.1K citations

  6. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    34 h-index

    187 publications

    7.7K citations

  7. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    33 h-index

    159 publications

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  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    32 h-index

    103 publications

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  1. Biological Control

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  2. Phytopathology

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  3. Crop Protection

    83 publications · 6.8K citations

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  4. Environmental Entomology

    189 publications · 6.3K citations

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