Phytochemicals as alternative fungicides for controlling plant diseases: A comprehensive review of their efficacy, commercial representatives, advantages, challenges …

EM Deresa, TF Diriba - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Fungal infections are responsible for about 70–80% of the losses in agricultural production
brought on by microbial diseases. Synthetic fungicides have been employed to manage …

Recent Research on Fusarium Mycotoxins in Maize—A Review

M Bryła, A Pierzgalski, A Zapaśnik, PA Uwineza… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most susceptible crops to pathogenic fungal infections,
and in particular to the Fusarium species. Secondary metabolites of Fusarium spp …

Current perspectives of biocontrol agents for management of Fusarium verticillioides and its fumonisin in cereals—A review

PN Achar, MY Sreenivasa - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fusarium verticillioides is the most predominant fungal phytopathogen of cereals and it is
posing great concern from a global perspective. The fungus is mainly associated with maize …

Natural Products from Medicinal Plants against Phytopathogenic Fusarium Species: Current Research Endeavours, Challenges and Prospects

HA Seepe, W Nxumalo, SO Amoo - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many Fusarium species are pathogenic, causing crop diseases during crop production and
spoilage of agricultural products in both commercial and smallholder farming. Fusarium …

Arbovirus vectors insects: are botanical insecticides an alternative for its management?

GC da Silva Sá, PVV Bezerra, MFA Da Silva… - Journal of Pest …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are insect vectors of epidemiologically important
arboviruses owing to their behavior, physiology, morphology, and proximity to humans …

[HTML][HTML] Utilisation of botanicals for the management of pests and diseases affecting crops in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

KN Shai, MV Chakale, SA Materechera… - Journal of Natural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, most food crop losses are caused by pests and diseases,
prompting small-scale farmers to explore the use of botanicals as an environmentally …

Antifungal compound, methyl hippurate from Bacillus velezensis CE 100 and its inhibitory effect on growth of Botrytis cinerea

CEH Maung, HG Lee, JY Cho, KY Kim - World Journal of Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Botrytis cinerea, the causal agent of gray mold is one of the major devastating fungal
pathogens that occurs in strawberry cultivation and leads to massive losses. Due to the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] An appraisal on the ethnobotany and antimicrobial activity of botanicals used for managing plant diseases in South Africa

JL Mwinga, W Otang-Mbeng, BP Kubheka, AO Aremu - Crop Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Increased food insecurity caused by factors such as plant pests and pathogens has
prompted the use of botanicals as alternative control agents. In this review, the ethnobotany …

Antifungal Activity of Isolated Compounds from the Leaves of Combretum erythrophyllum (Burch.) Sond. and Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal against Fusarium …

HA Seepe, TG Ramakadi, CM Lebepe, SO Amoo… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crop diseases caused by Fusarium pathogens, among other microorganisms, threaten crop
production in both commercial and smallholder farming. There are increasing concerns …

The assessment of an effect of natural origin products on the initial growth and development of maize under drought stress and the occurrence of selected pathogens

J Horoszkiewicz, E Jajor, J Danielewicz, M Korbas… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poland, like other countries in the world, increasingly experiences the ongoing climate
change that is a critical yield-limiting factor. The use of biostimulants in agriculture has …