Biomanagement of Fusarium spp. associated with pulse crops

Abstract Pulses are infected by a large number of fungal diseases all around the world, limiting the crop yield to a great extent. Amidst the fungal diseases, Fusarium spp. has proved to be the most destructive disease affecting a wide range of commercially domesticated pulse crops. The chemical means of controlling it seems challenging because the disease is both seed and soilborne. Strong antifungal concoction derived from potential biocontrol agents including antagonistic microorganisms have reported to be beneficial for biomanagement of this devastating fungus in the pulses under natural conditions. However, the impact of biological control depends not only on plant–microbial interactions but it also depends on ecological fitness of the biological control agents. Hence, the present review aims to provide a brief information on Fusarium diseases, host–pathogen interactions, and their biomanagement strategies in relation to the pulse crops.