“…For these reasons, the performance of biological-based control strategies in the field is subject to significant variability which constitutes a significant constraint to their practical implementation (Droby et al, 2009;Wisniewski et al, 2007). In these sense, different approaches have been reported to make the BCAs more efficient: the use of mixed cultures (Conway, Janisiewicz, Leverentz, Saftner & Camp, 2007;Panebianco, Vitale, Polizzi, Scala & Cirvilleri, 2016), their physiological manipulation (Usall et al, 2009;Wang, He, Xia, Yu & Zheng, 2014) and their combination with different types of substances (Guo et al, 2014;Qin et al, 2015;Zhou et al, 2016). The application of BCAs in combination with coating materials has been reported to enhance the BCA effectiveness at inhibiting the growth of plant pathogens, as discussed in the next section.…”