Fruits and vegetables are important source of essential components in adequate and
balanced human diet. The indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides in production system of …

Vegetable crops are highly prone to a number of root and soil borne diseases causing great
losses in yield and quality. Indiscriminate use of fungicides and pesticides in controlling the …

Soil borne diseases are one of the important limiting factors for the commercial cultivation of
various crops. The management of these diseases with chemical pesticides has exhibited …

Speedy development of agriculture is vital to the progress of a country. For securing
maximum crop production, the agricultural practices have evolved into highly technified and …

The management of crop diseases caused by root pathogens has become one of the
challenging research areas in plant pathology. Increasing knowledge and concern about the …

38Biological control is the way to protect plants against pathogen by controlling factors that
influence growth of plants. Plant roots interact with other microorganisms present in the soil …

Arbuscularfungi are root symbiontsof 80% of plants, such as most field crops and fruit trees.
They establish in root tissue, arbuscule in endodermis cells, and an extramatrical fine hyphal …

In modern agriculture, application of beneficial microorganisms has become more reliable
and alternative source to reduce the application of pesticides. Several studies demonstrate …

In nature, production of disease-free plants with enhanced yield and compounds of
therapeutic value can be mediated through rhizospheric microorganisms. There are …

Mychorrizae are indigenous soil fungi that are found associated symbiotically with plant root
system. They promote growth of the root system by protecting the plant from pathogen attack …