The green shield: role in sustainable agriculture against soil-borne fungal threats.

Soil-borne pathogenic fungi are a major agricultural concern, leading to significant decreases in plant yield. Chemically controlling these plants imposes environmental threats that could potentially endanger both humans and other animals. Therefore, employing biological methods in plant disease control represents a more effective alternative approach. The objective of this study was to isolate species from soil samples and evaluate their in vitro biocontrol efficacy against fungal pathogens viz. and The biocontrol testing efficacy of the isolates against various fungal pathogens was assessed using the dual culture technique In this investigation various species were isolated from 25 soil samples and were tested against 12 soil borne fungal pathogens. The radial growth inhibition of and varied between (20.18% to 58.13% t), (07.01% to 67.16%) respectively. Furthermore, the culture filtrates of species at different concentrations (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) caused a significant reduction in the mycelial growth of all the tested fungal pathogens The radial growth inhibition was more by higher concentrations in comparison to low concentrations. In the light of these observations, native species seems to be competent biocontrol agents and provide as a sustainable method against disease caused by soil borne plant pathogens.