Roshan Bansod, Sachin Awachar and Kapil Kamble
Abstract
Fungal plant pathogens are extensively studied for inhibition by various chemical agents. There also exists a major portion of bacterial plant pathogens which significantly reduces the crop yield. Those bacteria need to be specifically isolated and systematically characterized so as to develop a strategy to control them. A range of chemical compounds have been employed in agricultural practices to control those fungal and bacterial pathogens. However, these synthetic compounds damage the soil health as well as these enters into food chain ultimately causing health hazards to human beings. In order to find out the alternative ways to control them, phytopharmaceuticals would be one of the eco-friendly approaches. Therefore, it is important to have an overview of noting the significant bacterial plant pathogens and also the bioactive found effective against them. This will further lead to finding more efficient plant formulations and bioactive components that can have significant action against the bacterial pathogens.