Plant pathogens cause significant damage to plant products, compromising both quantities
and quality. Even though many elements of agricultural practices are an integral part of …

Banana is the most popular and most exported fruit and also a major food crop for millions of
people around the world. Despite its importance and the presence of serious disease …

Host resistance and fungicide treatments are cornerstones of plant-disease control. Here,
we show that these treatments allow sex and modulate parenthood in the fungal wheat …

Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous saprophytic fungus. Inhalation of A. fumigatus spores
can lead to Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) in people with weakened immune systems. The use of …

In this investigation, the antifungal activity, its influence on the quality of apples, and the
molecular mechanism of natamycin against Colletotrichum fructicola were systematically …

The Sigatoka disease complex (SDC), caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Mf) and M.
musicola (Mm), comprises the most destructive fungal leaf streak and spot diseases of …

Peanut web blotch (PWB) caused by Phoma arachidicola, is one of the most serious foliar
diseases of peanut. Although prochloraz is an active fungicide with broad anti-fungal …

BACKGROUND Early blight caused by Alternaria spp. is amongst the most important
diseases in potato. Demethylation inhibitor (DMI) fungicides are widely used to control the …

BACKGROUND Pseudocercospora fijiensis is the causal agent of the black leaf streak
disease (BLSD) of banana. Bananas are important global export commodities and a major …

Black Sigatoka (black leaf streak disease) is caused by the fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis
Morelet. This phytopathogen colonizes banana leaves, resulting in reduced photosynthesis …