HISTÓRICO E PERSPECTIVAS DO USO DE BIOINSUMOS NO MANEJO DE DOENÇAS

Abstract

Brazil stands out for its significant agricultural production, the result of investments, technologies, and intensification of production with two to three harvests per agricultural year. Chemical control is one of the most widely used alternatives; however, it is often used inappropriately, which can affect the health of professionals or producers who come into contact with the product; it can accumulate in food and cause pollution of soil and water resources. Therefore, the use of efficient methods for pest control—diseases, weeds, and insects—is essential. In this context, the country is the largest producer and consumer of biological inputs, with biological disease control accounting for approximately 60% of these products, with the fastest growth in use being the control of plant parasites. However, this adoption still needs to expand further, as the majority of pesticides used for plant protection in the country represent a maximum of 4%. This research primarily used the bibliometric method of research and data extraction. Given the above, a bibliometric review of the database obtained from Science Direct was conducted. Because the methodology was exploratory, it consisted of a search for papers whose titles contained the words published between 2015 and 2025. Initially, a broad search was conducted, resulting in 91,558 published papers. A table was created with combinations of the keywords "biological disease control" and "biological fungicides." A search for the topic "biological disease control" using the aforementioned keywords yielded 91,558 publications, distributed across the years (between 2015 and 2025). The years 2021 and 2025 were particularly noteworthy, as they had above- average numbers. It is worth noting that research articles predominate, accounting for 85.5%.