ROLE OF ACTINOMYCETES IN THE ROOT ROT OF MULBERRY.

Soil borne disease poses severe problem for the mulberry cultivation during nursery plantation and established field garden which facilitates the quick spread of the disease and enhance the plant mortality resulting substantial loss in leaf yield. In recent years Synthetic fungicides has been more used for the control of soil borne diseases they causing harm for the environmental pollution and also causing negative impact on ecological imbalance. The use of bacteria having antimicrobial properties has become one of the attractive options for enhancing the sustainability of agricultural production due to their low production cost and ecofriendliness. Among them Actinomycetes, sourced from terrestrial, marine, wetland, saline, and endophyte environments, have shown potential for biocontrol applications they represent a high proportion of the soil microbial biomass and have the capacity to produce wide variety of secondary metabolites. Several strains of actinomycetes have been acknowledged as prolific producer of bioactive metabolites as antibacterial, antifungal, antibiotic. This study highlights the challenges posed by soilborne diseases, specifically root rot, in mulberry plants, detailing the pathogens involved and their impact on yield and their potential in sustainable disease management strategies by biocontrol agent, ultimately contributing to the overall well-being of mulberry cultivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]