Soybean phytophthora blight is a severe menace to global agriculture, causing annual
losses surpassing USD 1 billion. Present crop loss mitigation strategies primarily rely on …

Rhizoctonia solani, the causative agent of sheath blight disease in rice, poses a significant
threat to agricultural productivity. Traditional management approaches involving chemical …

Prosopis cineraria commonly known as Druce are valuable herb that holds antibacterial
role, antifungal properties. We identified different peptides from this plant by deploying …

Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the oomycotic pathogen responsible for potato late
blight, is the most devastating disease of potato production. The primary pesticides used to …

In the protracted “arms race” between host and plant pathogenic bacteria, host organisms
have evolved powerful weapons known as host defense peptides (HDPs). However, natural …

Chitin synthase (CHS) is one of the crucial enzymes that play an essential role in chitin
synthesis during the molting process, and it is considered to be the specific target to control …

Blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is a major contributor to decreased crop yield
and rice production globally. The use of chemical fungicides to combat crop pathogens is …

Antifungal peptides (AFPs) are emerging as promising candidates for advanced antifungal
therapies because of their broad-spectrum efficacy and reduced resistance development. In …

Background: Plant protease inhibitors play a crucial role in inhibiting proteases produced by
phytopathogens and exhibiting inhibitory effects on nematodes, fungi, and insects, making …

Fungal species belonging to the Trichoderma genus are commonly used as biocontrol
agents against several crop pathogens. Among their secondary metabolites, peptaibols are …