21 Aug Potential of Pseudomonas Fluorescens as biocontrol agent of fungal pathogens.
स्यूडोमोनास फल्योरेसेन्स की फफूंद रोगाणुओं केे जैव नियंत्रण की क्षमता। Plant diseases cause 13 - 20 % losses in crop production worldwide. Control of plant disease by chemical can be spectacular but the accumulation of harmful chemical residue sometimes causes serious ecological problems. Biocontrol agents are economical, suppress the inoculum load of the target pathogen, long lasting and free from residual side effect. Fungi in the genus Trichoderma and Bacteria in the genera of Pseudomonas and Bacillus are increasing interest as bioprotectants against plant diseases. Biocontrol agents in general and Pseudomonas fluorescens in particularhave gained importance as a component of Integrated Pest Management for sustainable agriculture (Mukhopadhyay, 1987). Pseudomonas fluorescens belong...