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etter chance for their acceptance (Powell 1990). The challenge is to adopt a more<br />
pragmatic research philosophy, one designed to create new approaches appropriate to<br />
the social environment of the less developed regions of the world.<br />
Recommendations<br />
• The validity of compar<strong>in</strong>g bioherbicides with chemical herbicides should be<br />
rigorously challenged. The comparison is <strong>in</strong>appropriate and diverts attention<br />
from the specific characteristics of each product that are useful <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />
weed management.<br />
• The search for candidate bioherbicide agents should not be conf<strong>in</strong>ed solely to<br />
<strong>in</strong>digenous pathogens but should also consider the use of new exploiter-target<br />
associations.<br />
• The effects of disease on weed biomass production and weed competitiveness<br />
should be the pr<strong>in</strong>cipal assessment criteria, not the degree of weed mortality.<br />
• Variance of any one candidate pathogen from the profile of the ideal<br />
bioherbicide should not be regarded as an <strong>in</strong>surmountable barrier to further<br />
progress.<br />
• A regional arrangement of cooperative research should be established to exam<strong>in</strong>e<br />
orphaned bioherbicides, with research directed at improv<strong>in</strong>g properties<br />
of a candidate pathogen that are considered impediments to its adoption.<br />
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