Phytochemicals as alternative fungicides for controlling plant diseases: A comprehensive review of their efficacy, commercial representatives, advantages, challenges for adoption, and possible solutions
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 plant diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi but their use has been criticized due to unfavorable side effects. As alterna...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023010174 |