Role of Microbiotic Factors Against the Soil-Borne Phytopathogens

Abstract

Phytopathogenic association with beneficial microbiotic factors influences rhizospheric soil as well as plant growth parameters. Rhizospheric microbiotic factors check nutrients to supplement the lethal sensitivity against soilborne phytopathogens. All microbes besides harming plant growth are also able to reduce or check infection or disease caused by phytopathogens. Each microorganism showed specific antagonistic mechanisms against specific phytopathogens. This chapter discussed the importance of nematodes belonging to order Aphelenchida and Tylenchida which proved to be good management model organisms to inhibit or kill phytopathogens just like plant growth, promoting bacteria and fungi. Beneficial microbes protect plants from a greater extension of damage and induced plant vigor, growth, and development. Besides the beneficial role of microbiotic factors interacting with plants against soilborne phytopathogens present in soil ecology, it can also helps to develop products for agricultural biotechnology, biofertilizers, plant strengtheners, phytostimulation, and biopesticides. This chapter appraises the importance of microbiota factors and their mechanisms against soilborne phytopathogens.