Microbial plant pathogens infecting different
crops cause great economic losses worldwide. Thus
plant diseases need to be controlled to maintain the
quality and abundance of these crops. Different
approaches have been used to control plant diseases,
mainly chemical fertilizers and pesticides. However,
environmental pollution and pathogens induced
resistance due to excessive use of these
agrochemicals; may exclude their successful
application. Consequently, researchers have focused
on developing alternatives to control plant diseases;
among these alternatives is biological control. The
term biological control or biocontrol applies to the
use of living antagonists to suppress or kill
deleterious plant pathogens. The saprophytic microbe
which antagonises the pathogen is called the
biological control agent (BCA) or bioagent.
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Author Name: Adel Kamel Madbouly
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Keywords: Pseudomonas spp., plant pathogens, biocontrol
ISSN: (Print) (ISSN 2537-0286), (Online) (ISSN 2537-0294)
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EOI/DOI: 10.21608/NRMJ.2018.8152
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