India

Challenges and Potentials of Microbial Consortia for Plant Disease Management and Sustainable Productivity

Gurudatt M. Hegde, Monisha L
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56669/LRKM6748 ABSTRACT Biological control offers a promising and safer approach to protect plants from pathogens. Bio-control agents provide effective control of diseases by adopting various strategies like competition, antibiosis, hyperparasitism etc. But they...
Country: India Topic:
1,242
1032

Microbial Formulations: An Alternative to Chemical Pesticides

Saranya Ranganathan, Ritu Mawar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56669/VNFT9299   ABSTRACT Biological pesticides, derived from biocontrol agents, manage agricultural pests and diseases, and boost crop production. These pesticides come from microorganisms (metabolites), plants (exudates, essential oils, and extracts from bark...
Country: India Topic:
948
597

Assessment of Prosopis juliflora Pods as a Carbohydrate Source for Optimizing the Growth of Biocontrol Agent Trichoderma harzianum

Nitika Kumari , Vinay Kumar Kardam, Ritu Mawar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56669/DBNI1327   ABSTRACT Mycelial biomass yield of Trichoderma harzianum was examined on eight different culture media including Prosopis juliflora pods (PJP) + sabudana + potato extract, PJP + sabudana + maize starch (MS) extract, potato dextrose broth (PDB...
Country: India Topic:
73
656

Utilizing Drought-Resilient Plant Growth Promoting Microorganism for Managing Plant Diseases and Improving Soil Quality in Arid Agricultural Environments

Ritu Mawar, Nitika Kumari , Vinay Kumar Kardam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56669/OYMY3991 ABSTRACT Arid regions are characterized by extreme temperature shifts, unpredictable rainfall, strong winds, water shortages, and sandy soils, creating challenging conditions for agriculture. These conditions lead to reduced crop yields and quality,...
Country: India Topic:
146
508

Efficacy of Formulations of Pseudomonas spp.- A Potential Biopesticide in Combating Plant Diseases

Gurudatt M. Hegde, Andrea Susan Baby
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56669/DQTQ3193 ABSTRACT Agriculture relies on the interaction between plants and the diverse microbes surrounding them. Pathogenic microbes incite deleterious effects on plant growth, while beneficial microbes enhance plant health. Beneficial microbes have always been...
Country: India Topic:
1,294
776

Pages