Plant growth-promoting microorganisms as biocontrol agents of plant diseases: Mechanisms, challenges and future perspectives
Zagazig University · Cairo University · +10 more institutions
Abstract
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 caused by bacterial and fungal pathogens. A major concern, as we strive toward more sustainable agriculture, is to increase crop yields for the increasing population. Microbial biological control agents (MBCAs) have proved their efficacy to be a green strategy to manage plant diseases, stimulate plant growth and performance, and increase yield. Besides their role in growth enhancement, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria/fungi (PGPR/PGPF) could suppress plant diseases by producing inhibitory chemicals and inducing immune responses in…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 58.59
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 245
Authors
15Topics & keywords
- Rhizobacteria
- Biotechnology
- Biofertilizer
- Biopesticide
- Food security
- Agriculture
- Sustainable agriculture
- Crop protection
- Zero hunger