title: Fungal Phytotoxins with Potential Herbicidal Activity to Control Chenopodium album.
abstract: This review deals with the isolation and chemical and biological characterization of phytotoxins produced by Ascochyta caulina and Phoma chenopodiicola proposed as mycoherbicides for the biological control of Chenopodium album, a worldwide spread weed which causes serious problems to some agrarian crops, including sugar beet and maize. Studies on the structure activity relationships and on the modes of actions of toxins isolated are also described, as well as the optimization of analytical methods focused on selection of the best fungal toxin producers. The attempts to scale up production of these phytotoxins aimed to obtain sufficient amounts for their application in greenhouse and field trials are also reported.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cimmino
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evidente
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evidente
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D027463:Chenopodium album / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D006540:Herbicides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D057685:Plant Weeds / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D058728:Weed Control
chemical_list: D006540:Herbicides; D009183:Mycotoxins