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Plant–Microbe Interactions: Promoting Biocontrol of Phytopathogens of Cereal Grains

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Cereal grains were the first agricultural attempts by early man, and are particularly important to humans because of their role as staple food crops worldwide. Given the nutritional and economic importance of grains, microbial diseases are a real danger to global food security. Several methods are implied to control diseases of cereal crops such as cultural practices, chemical control, using resistant varieties and biological control. Due to negative impact of chemical management of phytopathogens on soil ecosystems emerging interest on nontoxic microbial formulations has shown some promise, and despite being relatively recent approach there are some bacterial biocontrol products that are available against such diseases. In order to develop sustainable farming approaches such as biofertilizers and biopesticides, the study of host plants and associated microbial interactions in the rhizosphere plays an important role. Growth promotion and productivity of crop plants being important globally, it is central to know what type of microorganisms are present and what functions they are performing in the rhizosphere. In this chapter, we have discussed soil borne fungal and bacterial pathogens of cereal crops along with management of various phytopathogens via plant–microbe interactions.

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Minakshi, Sharma, S., Sharma, R., Chauhan, A. (2021). Plant–Microbe Interactions: Promoting Biocontrol of Phytopathogens of Cereal Grains. In: Kaushal, M., Prasad, R. (eds) Microbial Biotechnology in Crop Protection. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0049-4_13

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