Biological control potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria suppression of Meloidogyne incognita on cotton and Heterodera glycines on soybean: A review

Over the past decade, we have seen an increasing market for biopesticides and an increase in number of microbial control studies directed towards plant-parasitic nematodes. This literature survey provides an overview of research on biological control of two economically important plant-parasitic nematodes, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood (southern root-knot nematode) and Heterodera glycines Ichinohe (soybean cyst nematode) using spore-forming plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). In this review, the current biological control strategies for the management of those cotton and soybean nematodes, the mechanism of using BacillusPGPR for biological control of plant-parasitic nematode including induced systemic resistance and antagonism and the future of biological control agents on management of plant-parasitic nematodes are covered.