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Abstract : In the past decades to meet the increases in population demand, farmers have utilized huge amount of agrochemicals to increase the crop production. However, in the present era, there is an awareness regarding the adverse consequences posed by the agrochemicals to human health and the environment. Such concerns are driving the search for more environmentally friendly methods to control plant disease that will contribute to the goal of sustainability in agriculture. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are found to be a potential alternative to chemical pesticides with an ability to antagonize and prevent plant disease. Fluorescent pseudomonads are one of the common PGPR which have received much attention in recent years as biocontrol agent. Fluorescent pseudomonads are known for its production of diverse microbial metabolites including antibiotics, siderophores and volatile compounds such as HCN. Moreover, it also possesses plant growth-promoting traits such as nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, iron chelation, and phytohormone production. Hence, this chapter will give an importance and overview of the Fluorescent pseudomonads as a potential biostimulant for sustainable crop production.