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Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Management of Soil-Borne Fungal Pathogens

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Management of Fungal Pathogens in Pulses

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Soil-borne plant pathogens widely fall under the category of fungi, bacteria, and nematodes. They can survive for longer duration without a host plant. Their control and treatment become quite challenging because of its prevalent feature. Fusarium, Pythium, and Ralstonia are some of the pathogens causing diseases in pulses. The life cycle of soil-borne pathogens is inhibited by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Soil-borne pathogens occur naturally and colonize aggressively on plant roots, thus promoting growth and productivity and boosting immunity. They also evoke ‘induced systemic resistance’ (ISR) towards soil-borne pathogens in plants along with increasing nutrient uptake. Thus, the use of chemical fertilizers is reduced, and also the accumulation of nitrates and phosphates in agricultural soil is prevented. PGPR influences plants and other species to produce arrays of extracellular molecules for antagonist effects. They develop induced systemic resistance through metabolic pathways involving jasmonic acid (JA) or ethylene. Different strains of PGPR based on their effect can be used to prepare liquid or solid formulations for treating infected plants. Nitrogen-rich organic manures and compost release allelochemicals to reduce soil-borne diseases.

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The work is supported by a Network Project, MLP-1005, sponsored by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi. The authors are also thankful to the Director of CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam, for providing necessary facilities to carry out the work and DBT-BIF Centre, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, for providing the computational facilities.

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Gogoi, P. et al. (2020). Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in Management of Soil-Borne Fungal Pathogens. In: Singh, B., Singh, G., Kumar, K., Nayak, S., Srinivasa, N. (eds) Management of Fungal Pathogens in Pulses. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35947-8_1

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