Streptomyces avermitilis – A bionematicide of microbial origin against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

In recent years, microbial bionematicide against plant parasitic nematodes has assumed great importance after realizing the drawbacks of exclusively relying on chemicals for nematode management. In the context of increasing worldwide awareness of environmental pollution, the development of bionematicides of microbial origin or plant products suitable to all cropping systems and agro-climatic situations, biological methods of nematode suppression and evolving new bioactive molecules of microbial origin have been recognized as the safest approaches to nematode management. The production of avermectins is a big challenge with commercial importance in the bio-pesticide market, because its output is remarkably inadequate for human consumption as of now.