Kommunizieren statt Vergiften — neue Strategien für den Pflanzenschutz

Agriculture needs plant protection. However, the classic approach, using compounds that are less toxic to the crop plant, but damage fungal pathogens or weedy competitors is progressively reaching a deadend. We propose a paradigm shift by considering agrobiology from the viewpoint of communication theory. Interactions between different life forms are steered by a complex and specific chemical communication. For this purpose, we present some strategies with examples in this article.