Aplicações biotecnológicas dos vírus na promoção da agricultura sustentável

Abstract

The trophic magnification arising from the use of agricultural pesticides and its effect on the selection of resistant microorganism is a problem that transposes agriculture and reflects at risk for the economy and quality of life of human populations. There are alternatives that cause less social and environmental impact than the chemicals used in the control of agricultural pests, one of these alternatives is the biological control of phytopathogens through the use of viruses as specific mycoviruses for disease-causing fungi in cultivars. This work has as its main objective to describe the mechanisms of action of focusing on the control of pests in agriculture, as well as demonstrate the environmental benefits of the use of these viruses in the planting of degraded areas in recovery. To achieve these objectives an exploratory research was carried out in the virtual media resources focusing on the topic proposed to answer the questions addressed in this work. Literature has demonstrated the efficacy of viruses in the control of plant pathogens, mainly fungi. So viruses are a promising alternative to the use of toxic substances employed in agriculture, but new studies are still needed for the use of viruses in the treatment of fungi that are also causing diseases that affect Agribusiness significantly.