Use of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria for Biocontrol of Plant Diseases: Principles, Mechanisms of Action, and Future Prospects
Stéphane Compant, Brion Duffy, Jerzy Nowak, Christophe Clément, Essaïd Ait Barka
Abstract
Pathogenic microorganisms affecting plant health are a major and chronic threat to food production and ecosystem stability worldwide. As agricultural production intensified over the past few decades, producers became more and more dependent on agrochemicals as a relatively reliable method of crop
Topics & Concepts
Plant growthBiologyBacteriaBiotechnologyBiological pest controlMicrobiologyBiochemical engineeringBotanyEngineeringGeneticsPlant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityLegume Nitrogen Fixing SymbiosisPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases