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Fungi vs. Fungi in Biocontrol: An Overview of Fungal Antagonists Applied Against Fungal Plant Pathogens

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dc.contributor.author Thambugala, K. M.
dc.contributor.author Daranagama, D. A.
dc.contributor.author Phillips, A. J. L.
dc.contributor.author Kannangara, S. D.
dc.contributor.author Promputtha, I.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-06-10T15:08:00Z
dc.date.available 2021-06-10T15:08:00Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.citation Thambugala, K. M., Daranagama, D. A., Phillips, A. J. L., Kannangara, S. D., & Promputtha, I. (2020). Fungi vs. Fungi in Biocontrol: An Overview of Fungal Antagonists Applied Against Fungal Plant Pathogens. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.604923 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/22659
dc.description.abstract Plant pathogens cause severe losses or damage to crops worldwide and thereby significantly reduce the quality and quantity of agricultural commodities. World tendencies are shifting towards reducing the usage of chemically synthesized pesticides, while various biocontrol methods, strategies and approaches are being used in plant disease management. Fungal antagonists play a significant role in controlling plant pathogens and diseases and they are used as Biocontrol Agents (BCAs) throughout the world. This review provides a comprehensive list of fungal BCAs used against fungal plant pathogens according to modern taxonomic concepts, and clarifies their phylogenetic relationships because thewrong names are frequently used in the literature of biocontrol. Details of approximately 300 fungal antagonists belonging to 13 classes and 113 genera are listed together with the target pathogens and corresponding plant diseases. Trichoderma is identified as the genus with greatest potential comprising 25 biocontrol agents that have been used against a number of plant fungal diseases. In addition to Trichoderma, nine genera are recognized as significant comprising five or more known antagonistic species, namely, Alternaria, Aspergillus, Candida, Fusarium, Penicillium, Pichia, Pythium, Talaromyces, and Verticillium. A phylogenetic analysis based on partial sequences of the 28S nrRNA gene (LSU) of fungal antagonists was performed to establish their phylogenetic relationships. en_US
dc.publisher Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology en_US
dc.subject biocontrol agents, disease control, fungicides, plant diseases, plant pathogens, phylogeny, Trichoderma en_US
dc.title Fungi vs. Fungi in Biocontrol: An Overview of Fungal Antagonists Applied Against Fungal Plant Pathogens en_US


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