title: Recent trends in studies on botanical fungicides in agriculture.
abstract: Plants are attacked by various phytopathogenic fungi. For many years, synthetic fungicides have been used to control plant diseases. Although synthetic fungicides are highly effective, their repeated use has led to problems such as environmental pollution, development of resistance, and residual toxicity. This has prompted intensive research on the development of biopesticides, including botanical fungicides. To date, relatively few botanical fungicides have been registered and commercialized. However, many scientists have reported isolation and characterization of a variety of antifungal plant derivatives. Here, we present a survey of a wide range of reported plant-derived antifungal metabolites.
authors.affiliation: Eco-friendly New Materials Research Group, Division of Convergence Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 305-600, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea.
authors.forename: Byeongjin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: Eco-friendly New Materials Research Group, Division of Convergence Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon 305-600, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Cheol
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: antifungal activity; botanical fungicide; plant diseases; plant-derived metabolites