Abstract
Tomato is the second most cultivated crop in world, which not only used in culinary but also has industrial and medicinal value. Tomato plants are susceptible to various soil borne diseases that severely affect its growth and fruit quality either grown in fields or cultivated in greenhouse under controlled conditions. The use of rhizospheric microorganisms as a biocontrol agent (BCA) against phytopathogens is considered as one of the most promising eco-friendly approach for sustainable management for tomato cultivation. The rhizopsheric microorganisms caters several mechanisms to control or suppress soil borne phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and nematodes, via direct mechanism of mycoparasitism and/or indirect mechanisms such as antibiosis through production of secondary metabolites or antibiotics; and competition for nutrients and ecological niche. The present work outlines role of rhizospheric microbial isolates in management of phytopathogens affecting quantitative and qualitative production of tomato.
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