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Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens
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Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 2084

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi

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Researchers from Embrapa Rice and Beans, Agricultural Microbiology Laboratory, GO-462, km 12, Countryside, C.P. 179, Santo Antônio de Goiás 75375-000, GO, Brazil
Interests: biological control of crop plant disease; plant pathology and microbiology; plant pathogenic fungi
Dr. Premila Achar

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Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA
Interests: host–pathogen interaction; molecular interaction and early detection; sequencing and molecular relatedness; biological control including agrobacterium-mediated transformation and plant-based antimicrobials
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Dear Colleagues,

Crop losses due to fungal disease are key issues plant pathologists and microbiologist scientists must face in the present and, in the near future, to offer sustainable solutions to the world’s demands. The world population is estimated to reach 10.5 billion by 2050, and the total global food demand is expected to increase by 35 to 56% between 2010 and 20250. One strategy to meet the need for new sustainable strategies in agriculture is the insertion of biological control agents in the crop management systems, using products composted by beneficial microorganisms, such as beneficial filamentous fungi and yeasts, and bacteria from rhizosphere, philosophers and endophytes, second metabolites, essential oils, plant extracts, etc. This Special Issue aims to collect manuscripts that present data on the biological control of plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi. The manuscripts should be in research and review format. The accepted manuscript will address all mechanisms involved in the interaction of plant hosts, pathogenic fungi, beneficial microorganisms and derivates, physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects, epidemiological studies, integrated management, beneficial microorganism breeding, gene edition, microorganism’s genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. The manuscripts in this Special Issue will perfectly fit within Agenda 2030 and is in line with the One Health concept, optimizing the health of people, animals, and ecosystem sustainability.

Dr. Marta Cristina Corsi De Filippi
Dr. Premila Achar
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • biological control
  • disease suppression
  • integrated pest management
  • effectors
  • resistance induction
  • plant defense
  • growth promotion

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Isolation and Biological Control of Colletotrichum sp. Causing Anthracnosis in Theobroma cacao L. in Chiapas, Mexico
by Nadia Denisse Rodríguez-Velázquez, Irene Gómez-de la Cruz, Guillermo López-Guillen, Belén Chávez-Ramírez and Paulina Estrada-de los Santos
J. Fungi 2025, 11(4), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11040312 - 15 Apr 2025
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Anthracnose is a phytosanitary issue caused by various species of Colletotrichum. This study aims to revise the presence of Colletotrichum in the south of Mexico (the Soconusco area in Chiapas) and assess the inhibitory capacity of Paenibacillus sp. NMA1017 against Colletotrichum in [...] Read more.
Anthracnose is a phytosanitary issue caused by various species of Colletotrichum. This study aims to revise the presence of Colletotrichum in the south of Mexico (the Soconusco area in Chiapas) and assess the inhibitory capacity of Paenibacillus sp. NMA1017 against Colletotrichum in in vitro and field experiments. The study involved sampling pods with anthracnose from 17 sites in the Soconusco area, Chiapas, Mexico. The incidence of the disease ranged from 0.6 to 11.63%. A total of 142 isolates exhibiting the morphological characteristics of the Colletotrichum genus were obtained. Fifty selected isolates were identified using the ITS region and were classified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides with 99% similarity. The concatenation of morphological and physiological characteristics resulted in nine main clusters. The in vitro test showed that Paenibacillus sp. NMA1017 inhibited the fungal growth of selected strains by 30–50%. The field experiments included three commercial biocontrol agents, Paenibacillus sp. NMA1017, and a water control. The incidence of anthracnose (control with water) ranged from 32 to 65%, while the commercial biocontrol agents and Paenibacillus showed an incidence range of 12 to 20%. These findings support the use of Paenibacillus sp. NMA1017 as a biocontrol agent for cacao anthracnose. Full article
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Aflatoxin B1 Contamination Association with the Seed Coat Biochemical Marker Polyphenol in Peanuts Under Intermittent Drought
by Maman Moutari Aminou, Hamidou Falalou, Harou Abdou and Venugopal Mendu
J. Fungi 2024, 10(12), 850; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10120850 - 10 Dec 2024
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Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination (AC) increases as the severity of drought stress increases in peanuts. Identifying drought-tolerant (DT) genotypes with resistance to Aspergillus flavus colonization and/or infection may aid in developing peanuts resistant to aflatoxin contamination in the semi-arid tropics. The goal of [...] Read more.
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination (AC) increases as the severity of drought stress increases in peanuts. Identifying drought-tolerant (DT) genotypes with resistance to Aspergillus flavus colonization and/or infection may aid in developing peanuts resistant to aflatoxin contamination in the semi-arid tropics. The goal of this study is to identify DT genotypes with seed coat biochemical resistance to A. flavus infestation and aflatoxin contamination. Experiments were carried out at ICRISAT Sahelian Center; fifty-five genotypes were assessed under adjacent intermittent water-stressed (WS) conditions imposed from the 60th day after sowing to the maturity date and well-watered (WW) conditions in an alpha lattice design with two factors. The yield and its components, the incidence of A. flavus colonization, aflatoxin contamination, and seed coat total polyphenol (SCTPP) were investigated. Our findings show that the water deficit reduced the pod yield, seed yield, and haulm yield by up to 19.49%, 27.24%, and 22.07%, respectively, while it increased the number of immature pods per plant (IMPN) and the aflatoxin contamination by up to 67.16% and 54.95%, respectively. The drought tolerant genotypes ICG 2106, ICG 311, ICG 4684, ICG 4543, and ICG 1415 maintained a high yield, small number of IMPN under WS and low aflatoxin content variation between WW and WS. Our findings revealed that in the drought-tolerant genotypes ICG 1415, ICG 2106, ICG 311, ICG 4684, and ICG 4543, there was a significant relationship between the aflatoxin resistance and the seed coat total polyphenol under the two water treatments (r2 = 0.80; r2 = 0.82). This suggests that these drought-tolerant genotypes kept their seed coat intact and minimized the aflatoxin contamination under an intermittent water deficit. Full article
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