Biological Control Mechanisms of Mycorrhiza in Plant Disease Management

ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Gurupad B. Balol , B.L. Raghunandan¹, M. Raaghavendrakumar¹, B.L. Divya², Y.S. Mahesh² and Shilpa D. Hucchannavar³

*Department of Plant Pathology, UAS, Dharwad – 580 005, India.

¹Department of Agricultural Microbiology, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore – 65, India.

²Department of Plant Pathology, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore – 65, India.

³Department of Food science and Nutrition, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore – 65, India.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2011;5(2):937-940

Received: 10/12/2010 | Accepted: 18/01/2011| Published: 31/10/2011

Abstract

Plant diseases need to be controlled to maintain the quality and abundance of food, feed and fiber produced globally. Different approaches may be used to prevent, mitigate or control plant diseases. The symbiotic association of various genera of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with medicinally important plants and their role as biofertilizers for promoting plant growth through increased uptake of water, phosphorus and other nutrients and as a biological control of soil-borne diseases is recognized as well. It was found conclusive that VAM are effective in suppression of root disease, particularly those caused by nemetodes, fungi and bacteria.

Keywords

Plant pathogens, Mycorrhizae, Disease management, Inoculation, Biocontrol

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