Plant Protection: New Green Antifungal Agents
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 13730
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant protection; synthesis and structural optimization of natural pesticide; design, synthesis and SAR of green chemical pesticide; organic chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phytopathogenic fungi (e.g., Magnaporthe oryzae, Botrytis cinerea, Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium oxysporum, Blumeria graminis, Mycosphaerella graminicola, Ustilago maydis, etc.) are the key causative agents among phytopathogens for devastating crop plant epidemics, besides causing persistent and substantial losses in crop yield annually. Since 1940, chemical and synthetic fungicides have typically been used to control phytopathogenic fungi. However, the emergence of resistant strains of fungal phytopathogens and environmental harm caused by traditional fungicides for their high toxicity and environmental persistence make plant fungal diseases increasingly challenging to treat. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop and use low-toxicity, effective, and environmentally friendly new green antifungal agents.
This Special Issue, entitled “Plant Protection: New Green Antifungal Agents”, aims to highlight current research on safe and effective fungicides against plant fungal diseases—especially on lead compound discovery, studies of fungicidal mechanism, and the formulation of fungicides. Experts specifically from the fields of plant protection, natural products, and advanced materials are invited to contribute their newest findings in the form of research articles, communications, or review articles, to provide a common platform for scientific communication, to deliver reliable information and to advance our understanding of the basis of new green antifungal agents against phytopathogenic fungi.
Dr. Aidang Lu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant protection
- phytopathogenic fungi
- fungicides
- lead compound discovery
- fungicidal mechanism
- formulation of fungicides
