Vol. 12, Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Ankush Kumar, Harbinder Singh, Ravindra Kumar, Sabhyata, Munish Leharwan, Ashish Nain, Vijeta Sagwal, Lovepreet Kaur, Shiv Shankar Patel, Lokesh Yadav, Namita Soni and Niharika Sheoran

Abstract:
An promising substitute approach for managing plant diseases is biological disease control. It also offers methods that are in line with the objective of a sustainable farming system. By comprehending the ways in which antagonists and pathogens interact to control plant diseases biologically, we may be able to develop and put together improved biocontrol agents and modify the soil's natural environment to foster successful biocontrol. There are several biological controls that can be used; however, in order further development and adoption effectively, more research is required to fully comprehend the complex relationships that exist between human, plants, and the environment. As people become more aware of their health, biological control appears to be the greatest option instead of suppressing disease. Bio-agents reduce disease without endangering the environment. Studies have demonstrated that the bio agents cause plants to grow. Since bio agents are not harmful to plants, their formulation must support the growth and activity of the microbes they contain. In light of fungicides' past, biological control will become an alternative tactic for managing plant diseases in the near future. However, because an agro-ecosystem is a dynamic, functional system with several elements influencing disease and crop development, further IPM techniques for crop disease control are still required in a variety of environmental conditions. In order to successfully reduce crop yield loss and disease development in the various crop systems, other IPM control measures outside biological control should be taken into consideration and utilized for the economic threshold.