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Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens Using Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria

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Sustainable Agriculture Reviews

Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ((SARV,volume 12))

Abstract

Food is the primary requirement for the survival of mankind. Therefore food has always been an issue since prehistoric times. Food production through agriculture is a key process to meet the world food demand. In the last four to five decades global agricultural production has been drastically improved by introduction of improved crop varieties and development of modern agricultural tools. However, more than 25% of the crop yield is lost every year due to various kinds of plant diseases. Most critical plant diseases are caused by soilborne plant pathogens such as fungi, virus and nematodes. Effective measures are thus highly needed to avoid this crop loss. So far, the use of chemical pesticides has been the method of choice to tackle this problem. However, the unwarranted use of chemical tools to enhance the crop yield and control plant diseases has resulted in irreversible loss of soil quality along with serious health and environmental problems. Moreover, alternative controls are needed due to growing public concern about toxic agrochemicals and stringent laws. Microbes are a reasonable option to develop ecofriendly agricultural tools to replace chemical pesticides.

Here we review the role of a special class of soil bacteria, called plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). PGPR live in the rhizospheric sites in soil, i.e. in immediate vicinity of the plant roots, and exerts several beneficial effects on the plants, directly or indirectly. PGPR have inherent antagonistic properties against soilborne plant pathogens under natural conditions. The major points discussed here are: (1) biocontrol of plant pathogens as an alternative to chemical control methods. (2) The current market status of various biocontrol products with a noticeable increase of 80% market share in 5 years. (3) The success of PGPR to protect many plant species, against diverse range of plant pathogens. (4) Mechanisms underlying the control and inhibition of soilborne plant pathogens including antagonistic activities such as production of antibiotics, offering stiff competition to the pathogen for nutrients and niches in the rhizosphere, parasitism of the pathogen and induction of systemic resistance in the plants against diseases.

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Prashar, P., Kapoor, N., Sachdeva, S. (2013). Biocontrol of Plant Pathogens Using Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria. In: Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5961-9_10

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