Application of Biocontrol Agents and Plants Extract Against Fungal Phytopathogens of Vegetable Crops

Abstract

The yield of vegetables is under threat due to climatic changes and resistance of pathogens against synthetic treatments and fertilizers. The soil-borne phytopathogens fungi and some climatic factors are responsible for decreasing the production of vegetables all over the world. In the present study, the vegetable plants showed symptoms of wilting, root-rot, stunted growth, chlorosis, blotch, etc. with soil collected from lower regions of Sindh, Pakistan. A total of twelve phytopathogen fungal genera Aspergillus,