BIOCONTROL: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO MITIGATE SOIL-BORNE PLANT DISEASES

Abstract

Biological control (BC), which is a crucial part of integrated pest management (IPM), is the direct or indirect decrease of disease or the potential for infections using other microorganisms. By doing away with the need for chemical pesticides, biological control lowers the likelihood of environmental contamination. In the most recent disease management system, the employment of hyper parasitic rhizobacteria has emerged as the most popular and efficient biocontrol strategy for plant diseases. It is also one of the indirect ways to promote plant growth. By generating antimicrobial substances that disrupt the pathogen's metabolism or physiology, they can eradicate the plant pathogen and offer protection to the plant. Occasionally, they use the strategy of competition to defend the plants by lowering or eradicating the harmful population by battling for any important nutrient and niche.