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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Main Authors: Ebisa Mirete Deresa, Tamiru Fayisa Diriba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023010174