Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Plant Disease Protection: Journey from Lab to Field, Current Status, Challenges, and Global Perspectives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Beneficial Bacteria and Crop Disease Management
3. Beneficial Fungi and Crop Diseases Management
4. Biocontrol Mechanisms in Controlling Plant Diseases
4.1. Microbial Natural Products: A Potential Weapon in the Agriculture Sector
4.2. Bacteria as a Valuable Source of Natural Products
4.3. Fungal Natural Products for Crop Disease Prevention
4.4. Competition of Biocontrol Agents with Other Rhizosphere Microbes
4.5. Biocontrol Agents Promote Plant Growth
5. Factors Affecting Biocontrol of Plant Diseases and Selection of Potential BCAs
5.1. Plant Species Influence the Biocontrol Activity of BCAs
5.2. Pathogen Influence the Biocontrol Activity of BCAs
5.3. Biocontrol Agents and Their Specific Nature
5.4. Environmental Stresses Impact on BCA Activity
6. Challenges in Establishing Beneficial Microbes as BCAs
6.1. The Journey of Biocontrol Agents from Lab to Field
6.2. Limited Number of Registered Biopesticides and Lack of Awareness
6.3. Biopesticides Commercialization and Legislative Procedure
7. Biotechnological and Omics Techniques for Biocontrol Strategy Improvement
7.1. Biotechnological Techniques Linked with Biocontrol Strategy
7.2. Biocontrol Strategy in the Era of Multi-Omics
7.3. Microbiome-Based Solution for Plant Disease Management
7.4. Microbiome Engineering: A Shining Approach in Biocontrol Strategy
8. Research Gaps and Future Direction
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Plant Species | Biocontrol Agents | Pathogens | Mode of Action | Ref. |
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Bacterial strains | ||||
Citrus fruit | Bacillus megaterium | Blue mold | In vitro antagonistic activity against post-harvest disease | [16] |
Wheat | Bacillus subtilis 26DCryChS | Stagonospora nodorum Berk | Antimicrobial metabolites (surfactants showed antifungal activity against S. nodorum disease) | [17] |
Brassica campestris L | Bacillus thuringiensis | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | Suppressing S. sclerotiorum growth by inducing systemic resistance | [18] |
Cotton/black root rot | Paenibacillus alvei K-165 | Thielaviopsis basicola | K-165 inhibited T. basicola growth invitro through antibiosis and significantly reduced root discoloration and hypocotyl lesions on cotton seedlings | [6] |
Tomato and Soybean | Bacillus velezensis DMW1 | Phytophthora sojae and Ralstonia solanacearum | Antimicrobial metabolites (fengycin, iturin, and bacillomycin) demonstrated antagonistic activity in vitro and in pot experiments | [19] |
Rice | Bacillus atrophaeus FA12 and B. cabrialesii FA26 | Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) | In vitro, antagonistic activity against various fungal pathogens significantly reduced Xoo lesions in greenhouse conditions | [20] |
Rice | Bacillus thuringiensis GBAC46 | Aphelenchoides besseyi | In vitro antagonistic activity through various proteins (Cry31Aa, Cry73Aa, and Cry40ORF) and in greenhouse conditions | [21] |
Maize | Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 | Pantoea ananatis DZ-12 | Antimicrobial pyoluteorin showed strong antagonistic activity against P. ananatis in vitro and in vivo | [22] |
Wheat and Maize | Bacillus Subtilis ATCC6633 | Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium verticillioides | Antimicrobial mycosubtilin showed a strong antagonistic activity against F. graminearum and F. verticillioides in vitro and in vivo | [23] |
Tomato | Bacillus atrophaeus GBSC56 | Meloidogyne incognita | Antimicrobial VOCs showed nematicidal activity and also produced ROS in nematodes | [2] |
Rice | Bacillus spp. GBSC56, SYST2, and FZB42 | Aphelenchoides besseyi | Antimicrobial VOCs of Bacillus spp. showed the strongest nematicidal activity and accumulated ROS as well as promoted rice growth | [24] |
Soybean and Rice | Pseudomonas parafulva JBCS1880 | Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines, and Burkholderia glumae | Strong antagonism and antibacterial activity against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines and Burkholderia glumae | [25] |
Rice | Pseudomonas putida BP25 | Magnaporthe oryzae | BP25 showed strong biocontrol activity against blasts caused by M. oryzae | [26] |
Pepper | Bacillus licheniformis BL06 | Phytophthora capsici | BL06 effectively reduced pepper Phytophthora blight severity in vitro and pot experiments | [27] |
Wheat | Bacillus atrophaeus strain TS1 | Fusarium graminearum | TS1 was found as a potential biocontrol agent to inhibit F. graminearum under low temperatures | [5] |
Tomato | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | Antimicrobial potential (fengycin-induced systemic resistance in tomatoes against S. sclerotiorum) | [1] |
Rape Seed and Tabaco | Bacillus amyloliquefaciens EZ1509 | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | Bacillus strain EZ1509 showed a strong antifungal activity against S. sclerotiorum and also led to the development of new biopesticides | [12] |
Tomato | Streptomyces sp. AN090126 | Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas euvesicatoria | Streptomyces sp. AN090126 can combine with antibiotics effectively control different bacterial plant diseases | [28] |
Fungal strains | ||||
Tomato | Paecilomyces lilacinus | Meloidogyne javanica | P. lilacinum is used as a biocontrol agent to control M. incognita and as a better alternative against chemical nematicides | [29] |
Pineapple | Purpureocillium lilacinum | Meloidogyne javanica | The application of P. lilacinum significantly reduced nematode egg and egg mass production, reducing root galling damage in pineapple | [30] |
Onion | Trichoderma asperellum | Sclerotium cepivorum | T. asperellum BCC1 exerts efficient biocontrol against S. cepivorum and activates onion systemic defenses against S. cepivorum under greenhouse conditions | [31] |
Okra | Trichoderma virens | Meloidogyne incognita | T. virens observed a reduction in second-stage juveniles’ hatching periods tested in vitro | [32] |
Carrot | Pochonia chlamydosporia | Meloidogyne incognita | P. chlamydosporia reduced nematode galls and also decreased juvenile 2 nematodes in vitro and pot experiment methods | [33] |
Mango | Trichoderma asperellum T8a | Colletrotrichum gloeosporiodes | T. asperellum T8a plays a role in biological control against C. gloeosporioides and controlling anthracnose disease in mangoes | [34] |
Beans | Trichoderma asperellum | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | T. asperellum the reduced disease severity index and antagonistic activity against S. sclerotiorum in field trials of beans | [35] |
Cabbage | Trichoderma hamatum | Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | T. hamatum LU593 reduced apothecial production, decreased disease severity index, and could potentially control S. sclerotiorum disease in cabbage | [36] |
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Ayaz, M.; Li, C.-H.; Ali, Q.; Zhao, W.; Chi, Y.-K.; Shafiq, M.; Ali, F.; Yu, X.-Y.; Yu, Q.; Zhao, J.-T.; et al. Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Plant Disease Protection: Journey from Lab to Field, Current Status, Challenges, and Global Perspectives. Molecules 2023, 28, 6735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186735
Ayaz M, Li C-H, Ali Q, Zhao W, Chi Y-K, Shafiq M, Ali F, Yu X-Y, Yu Q, Zhao J-T, et al. Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Plant Disease Protection: Journey from Lab to Field, Current Status, Challenges, and Global Perspectives. Molecules. 2023; 28(18):6735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186735
Chicago/Turabian StyleAyaz, Muhammad, Cai-Hong Li, Qurban Ali, Wei Zhao, Yuan-Kai Chi, Muhammad Shafiq, Farman Ali, Xi-Yue Yu, Qing Yu, Jing-Tian Zhao, and et al. 2023. "Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents for Plant Disease Protection: Journey from Lab to Field, Current Status, Challenges, and Global Perspectives" Molecules 28, no. 18: 6735. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186735