Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as biocontrol agents of plant diseases: Mechanisms, challenges and future perspectives

MT El-Saadony, AM Saad, SM Soliman… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Plant diseases and pests are risk factors that threaten global food security. Excessive
chemical pesticide applications are commonly used to reduce the effects of plant diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Endophytic fungi: Biological control and induced resistance to phytopathogens and abiotic stresses

DC Fontana, S de Paula, AG Torres, VHM de Souza… - Pathogens, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

Recent advances in the development of environmentally benign treatments to control root-knot nematodes

F Forghani, A Hajihassani - Frontiers in plant science, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs), Meloidogyne spp., are sedentary endoparasites that
negatively affect almost every crop in the world. Current management practices are not …

Biological control: a sustainable and practical approach for plant disease management

M Tariq, A Khan, M Asif, F Khan, T Ansari… - … , Section B—Soil & …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
This review deals with the mechanism of antagonistic action of bacterial and fungal
biocontrol agents such as the production of antibiotics, siderophores, enzyme secretion …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing safe approaches to manage plant-parasitic nematodes

MMM Abd-Elgawad - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) infect and cause substantial yield losses of many foods,
feed, and fiber crops. Increasing concern over chemical nematicides has increased interest …

Recent advances in utilizing bacteria as biocontrol agents against plant parasitic nematodes emphasizing Meloidogyne spp.

S Antil, R Kumar, DV Pathak, A Kumari - Biological Control, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs), primarily root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), are
significant phyto-parasites responsible for severe crop damage and yield losses. These …

Biocontrol efficacy of Bacillus velezensis strain YS-AT-DS1 against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita in tomato plants

Y Hu, J You, Y Wang, Y Long, S Wang, F Pan… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.), one of the most economically important
plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs), cause severe yield and quality losses in agriculture …

Fungi as biological control agents of plant-parasitic nematodes

MR Moosavi, R Zare - Plant defence: biological control, 2020‏ - Springer
Environmental and health concerns over the use of chemical pesticides have increased the
need for alternative measures in the control of plant-parasitic nematodes. Biological control …

Utilizing endophytic plant growth-promoting bacteria and the nematophagous fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum as biocontrol agents against the root-knot nematode …

AAI Ali, SA Mahgoub, AF Ahmed, WFA Mosa… - European Journal of …, 2024‏ - Springer
The present investigation was designed to assess how administering biocontrol agents
(BCAs) made from the nematophagous endophytic fungus MR20 (Purpureocillium lilacinum) …

Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.): Biology, Plant-Nematode Interactions and Their Environmentally Benign Management Strategies

A Khan, A Khan, A Ali, S Fatima, MA Siddiqui - Gesunde Pflanzen, 2023‏ - Springer
Root-knot nematodes pose a significant threat to agricultural production all over the world.
They are ubiquitous, polyphagous, sedentary endoparasites and belong to genus …