"Pathogenic fungi cause numerous economic and environmental issues globally that need to be addressed by powerful fungicides. In order to battle the rapidly developing resistant strains of harmful fungus, new fungicide discovery and development is essential. Farmers' increased adoption of bio fungicides would undoubtedly benefit from the emphasis on organic farming as well as residue-free products. The use of fungicides reduces crop productivity because chemically synthesized pesticides are, without a doubt, quick to act, but they also cause numerous environmental and health problems such as the revival of new pests, fungal resistance, loss of soil fertility, and the persistence of toxic substances when consumed by animals and humans. In seventeen chapters, the proposed book discusses the need to develop new antifungals, and improvement of regulations regarding antifungal use. Safe biofungicide-treated crops will acquire additional value since they are devoid of chemical residues, decay, and suspected human-health infections, supporting a global demand of product quality"--
The current volume focuses on all the major concerns associated with the biofungicides and provides comprehensive knowledge of microbial and phytochemical fungicides, bioformulations, regulation as well as limitation of biofungicides, and their role in disease management in plants.
The current volume focuses on all the major concerns associated with the biofungicides and provides comprehensive knowledge of microbial and phytochemical fungicides, bioformulations, regulation as well as limitation of biofungicides, and their role in disease management in plants. The use of biofungicides as eco-friendly alternative to traditional synthetic fungicides is likely to play a major role in organic farming in the future.
Novel Biofungicides: A Note from the Editors. Biofungicides: Classification, Applications and Limitations. Endophytic Bacteria: Plant Growth-promoting Activities and their Application in Plant Disease Control. Beneficial Fungi as a Biocontrol Agent against Fungi. Yeasts as New Powerful Bio-tools for Sustainable Agriculture: Biocontrol of Plant Fungal Diseases and Ecological Implications. Actinomycetes as a Potential Biofungicide. Trichoderma a Promising Biofungicide. Antifungal and Growth-promoting Properties of Bacillus species. Antagonistic Pseudomonas: Alternative to Chemical Fungicides for the Management of Phytopathogens. Lactic Acid Bacteria as Anti-Fungal, Anti-Bacterial Agents and Food Preservatives. Biofungicides for Management of Postharvest Diseases.
Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D., is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. Kamel earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Pathology from Christian Albrechts University of Kiel (Germany) and Suez Canal University (Egypt). Dr. Kamels research interests include developing, improving, and deploying plant biosecurity diagnostic tools; understanding and exploiting fungal pathogen genomes; and developing eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxicogenic fungi, plant diseases, and agroecosystems applications. He has published 20 books related to nano-biotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier book series "Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection." He also serves as the Series Editor of the Elsevier book series "Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture."
Mousa A. Alghuthaymi, Ph.D. is currently a professor, he obtained a Ph.D. in Microbiology from King Saud University in 2013. Dr. Mousa research interests include the development, improvement, and deployment of plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, the understanding and exploitation of fungal pathogen genomes, and the development of eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for the control of toxicogenic fungi, plant diseases, and Agroecosystems applications. He has been the head of the Biology Department at the College of Science and Human Studies in Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia and a member of the Universitys Scientific Council since March 2022, and previously worked as the Head of the Chemistry Department between 2016-2018. He published 14 chapters in 12 books and published about 40 research papers in refereed scientific journals.
