Abstract
Plant parasitic nematodes (Root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp.) are rounded worms, microscopic, and cause many agricultural economic losses. Their attacks have a direct impact on the productivity of cultivated crops by reducing their fruit quantity. Chemical control is widespread all over the world, but biological control is the most effective way to reduce the number of pests that infect crops, particularly by the use of microorganisms like fungi and bacteria. Biological control is rapidly evolving, and more products are being sold worldwide over time. They can be produced by fungi, bacteria, or actinomycetes that can destruct plant parasite nematodes and feed on them. Nematophagous microorganisms as the natural enemies of nematodes have a promising way of controlling nematodes. Some of them create net-like substances and traps to take the worms from outside and finally kill them. Other parasites serve as internal parasites in order to produce toxins and to produce virulence to kill nematodes. Comprehension of the molecular basis for microbial nematode interactions gives important insights into how successful biological nematode control agents can be created. We discuss recent advances in our understanding of nematodes and nematophagous microorganisms, with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms that infect nematodes with nematophagous microorganisms and on nematode safety from pathogenic attacks. Finally, we addressed numerous key areas for future research and development, including possible approaches to the application of our recent expertise in the development of successful biocontrol strategies.
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Ahmad, G., Khan, A., Khan, A.A. et al. Biological control: a novel strategy for the control of the plant parasitic nematodes. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 114, 885–912 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-021-01577-9
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