Bio-agents for the Management of Blast Disease of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana): A Brief Review

Abstract

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is one of the major staple food in India. the crop yield and its quality is affected by numerous factors including pre and post-harvest pathogens, poor storage conditions, improper irrigation practices and others. Among different phytopathogens which attack the Pyricularia grisea affects major yield loss in finger millet and many researchers developed potential management strategies to combat against target pathogen. This review deals with the overall information available for the utilization of bio-agents, against blast pathogen. Various researchers reported utilization of bio-agents is an effective management strategy against blast pathogen also economical and environmentally safe. In this review we made an attempt to present detailed overview potential utilization of bio-agents in supressing Pyricularia grisea.