Macrophomina phaseolina is a generalist soil-borne fungus present all over the world. It
cause diseases such as stem and root rot, charcoal rot and seedling blight. Under high …

Abstract Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. causes seedling blight, charcoal rot, leaf
blight, stem and pod rot on over 500 plant species in different parts of the world. The …

Two decades have passed since the strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) disease caused by
Macrophomina phaseolina, a necrotrophic soilborne fungal pathogen, began surfacing in …

The loss of methyl bromide as a soil fumigant and minimal advances in the development
and registration of new chemical fumigants has resulted in a resurgence of interest in the …

The necrotrophic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina is an important pathogen of many
crops, such as strawberry, maize, sorghum, potato, soybean, chickpea, and pigeon pea, and …

Mentioned for the first time in an article 1971, the occurrence of the term “Macrophomina
phaseolina” has experienced a steep increase in the scientific literature over the past 15 …

Soil disinfestation is one of the main concerns of strawberry growers. The phased-out of
methyl bromide (MeBr) and the lack of equally effective fumigants has increased the difficulty …

Current agricultural soil pathogen control methods that rely on fumigation with toxic synthetic
chemicals are not sustainable. Combining soil organic matter amendment with soil …

(1) Background: Strawberry cultivation is highly dependent on soil disinfestation for proper
development. Since the definitive methyl bromide phase-out, other chemicals have been …

(1) Background: Spain is the sixth strawberry producer in the world, with about 6500 ha
producing more than 350,000 tons, and an annual commercial value about 390 million€ …