The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Biological Control of Plant Pathogens: Logistics of New Research Initiatives

The Indigenous knowledge (IK) and Bio control exist in a synergy in the strategic repertory of sustainable agriculture. The IK is the systematic body of knowledge acquired by local people through the accumulation of experiences, informal experiments, and intimate understanding of the environment in a given culture. These cultural practices have sustained the farmers from the ancient times, which are often validated as modern conceptual shifts in the agricultural science. The age old farmers’ practice of planting number of different crop combinations is currently recognized as crop diversification- successful in averting diseases, and surviving during drought periods besides other advantages. Increasing use of fungi as myco-insecticides and biocontrol agents for managing insect pests and plant diseases has opened a vast field of knowledge for studying this huge unexploited fungal resource. Many naturally occurring microorganisms have been used to control diseases. Besides fungi, induced resistance has emerged as a new strategy for managing plant diseases using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR), leaf proteins, botanicals, animal products, organic manures and other IK materials such as ash, butter and milk.

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