Biotrophic fungi are one group of heterogeneous organisms and these fungi differ in their
traits like mode of nutrition, types of reproduction, and dispersal systems. Generally, based …

Biotrophic pathogens derive nutrients from living cells by maintaining host viability. This host
Maintenance sustain through highly specialized structural and biochemical relations. For …

Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause huge losses in
agricultural production. To prevent the occurrence of crop diseases and insect pests, farmers …

Phytopathology is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious
organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Fungi are among the …

Globally, phytopathogenic fungi infections cause crop diseases, resulting in crop yield and
quality loss. Extensive use of chemical fungicides leads to resistance and high costs for …

The literature is full of studies reporting environmental and health issues related to using
traditional pesticides in food production and storage. Fortunately, alternatives have arisen in …

Sustainable agriculture is the only solution in providing food security to feed the gigantic
population, with resource limitation being a foremost challenge for the global community …

Fungi bio-prospects in sustainable agriculture, environment and nanotechnology is a three-
volume series that has been designed to explore the huge potential of the many diverse …

Biotrophic plant pathogenic fungi are widely distributed and are among the most damaging
pathogenic organisms of agriculturally important crops responsible for significant losses in …

In the future bio-based society, leaving the fossil-based era, a wide range of challenges will
have to be solved by new biological solutions. Among the core technologies for this …