A large number of eco-friendly and potential fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes for biocontrol
of plant diseases have been identified (Table I). Several commercial formulations of fungal …

Plant fungal diseases are the most destructive diseases where the fungal pathogens attack
many economic crops causing yield losses, which affect directly many countries' economy …

This review deals with the mechanism of antagonistic action of bacterial and fungal
biocontrol agents such as the production of antibiotics, siderophores, enzyme secretion …

The objective of this study was to review the published research works on biological control
of fungal plant diseases during past 50 years. Fungal plant pathogens are among the most …

Plants and pathogens interact with a wide range of organisms throughout their life cycle.
These interactions play an important role in affecting plant health. At multiple levels of scale …

Despite the many achievements of modern agriculture, certain cultural practices have
actually enhanced the destructive potential of diseases. These practices include use of …

High input agriculture is increasingly recognised as environment and health degrading and
not profitable due to its dependence on chemical inputs. Green revolution in India during …

Plant diseases are among the main constraints affecting the production and productivity of
crops both in terms of quality and quantity. Use of chemicals continues to be the major tactic …

Nonpathogenic (avirulent), or low virulent (hypovirulent) strains are capable of colonizing
infection site niches on the plants' surfaces and protecting susceptible plants against their …

Biological control has become an attractive alternative strategy for the control of plant
diseases to reduce the excessive use of agrochemicals and its health hazards. There are …