Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review
Utilizing environmentally friendly techniques for pathogen control in agriculture is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to managing crop diseases. These techniques leverage the natural environment and ecosystem dynamics to reduce pathogen pressure, minimize the use of chemical inputs, and promo...
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| author | Maria Alexandra Cucu Ravish Choudhary Vojislav Trkulja Shivani Garg Slavica Matić |
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| description | Utilizing environmentally friendly techniques for pathogen control in agriculture is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to managing crop diseases. These techniques leverage the natural environment and ecosystem dynamics to reduce pathogen pressure, minimize the use of chemical inputs, and promote long-term agricultural productivity. Key strategies include crop rotation, intercropping, and maintaining biodiversity, all of which disrupt pathogen life cycles and enhance soil health. Biological control, such as introducing natural antagonists like beneficial fungi or bacteria, suppresses pathogen populations while promoting plant resilience. Additionally, practices such as mulching, soil solarization, and water management optimize environmental conditions to limit the development and spread of pathogens. These techniques also contribute to integrated pest management by providing sustainable, cost-effective solutions that reduce chemical dependency and mitigate climate change and other environmental impacts. This review discusses the importance of utilizing environmentally friendly techniques, highlighting their advantages, practical challenges, and limitations in different agro-ecological settings, and their role in advancing sustainable agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9ae11ab60fc4de691fba8790b8b332d2025-08-20T03:13:42ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952025-06-01157155110.3390/agronomy15071551Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A ReviewMaria Alexandra Cucu0Ravish Choudhary1Vojislav Trkulja2Shivani Garg3Slavica Matić4Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, ItalyDivision of Seed Science and Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, IndiaAgricultural Institute of Republic of Srpska, Knjaza Milosa 17, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaInstitute of Environmental Studies, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 136119, IndiaInstitute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, ItalyUtilizing environmentally friendly techniques for pathogen control in agriculture is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to managing crop diseases. These techniques leverage the natural environment and ecosystem dynamics to reduce pathogen pressure, minimize the use of chemical inputs, and promote long-term agricultural productivity. Key strategies include crop rotation, intercropping, and maintaining biodiversity, all of which disrupt pathogen life cycles and enhance soil health. Biological control, such as introducing natural antagonists like beneficial fungi or bacteria, suppresses pathogen populations while promoting plant resilience. Additionally, practices such as mulching, soil solarization, and water management optimize environmental conditions to limit the development and spread of pathogens. These techniques also contribute to integrated pest management by providing sustainable, cost-effective solutions that reduce chemical dependency and mitigate climate change and other environmental impacts. This review discusses the importance of utilizing environmentally friendly techniques, highlighting their advantages, practical challenges, and limitations in different agro-ecological settings, and their role in advancing sustainable agriculture.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/7/1551biological controlsoil biodiversityintercroppingcrop rotationsoil solarizationmulching |
| spellingShingle | Maria Alexandra Cucu Ravish Choudhary Vojislav Trkulja Shivani Garg Slavica Matić Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review Agronomy biological control soil biodiversity intercropping crop rotation soil solarization mulching |
| title | Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review |
| title_full | Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review |
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| title_short | Utilizing Environmentally Friendly Techniques for the Sustainable Control of Plant Pathogens: A Review |
| title_sort | utilizing environmentally friendly techniques for the sustainable control of plant pathogens a review |
| topic | biological control soil biodiversity intercropping crop rotation soil solarization mulching |
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