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Review
. 2021 Oct 25;7(11):900.
doi: 10.3390/jof7110900.

Recent Approaches towards Control of Fungal Diseases in Plants: An Updated Review

Nawal Abd El-Baky  1 , Amro Abd Al Fattah Amara  1
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Recent Approaches towards Control of Fungal Diseases in Plants: An Updated Review

Nawal Abd El-Baky et al. J Fungi (Basel). .

Abstract

Recent research demonstrates that the number of virulent phytopathogenic fungi continually grows, which leads to significant economic losses worldwide. Various procedures are currently available for the rapid detection and control of phytopathogenic fungi. Since 1940, chemical and synthetic fungicides were typically used to control phytopathogenic fungi. However, the substantial increase in development of fungal resistance to these fungicides in addition to negative effects caused by synthetic fungicides on the health of animals, human beings, and the environment results in the exploration of various new approaches and green strategies of fungal control by scientists from all over the world. In this review, the development of new approaches for controlling fungal diseases in plants is discussed. We argue that an effort should be made to bring these recent technologies to the farmer level.

Keywords: agronanotechnology; biocontrol; botanical fungicides; ghost techniques; microbial fungicides; nanoparticles; phytopathogenic fungi; plant fungal diseases.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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