Frontiers in Fungal Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
The
complex
and
dynamic
interactions
between
fungi
plants
constitute
a
critical
arena
in
ecological
science.
In
this
comprehensive
review
paper,
we
explore
the
multifaceted
relationships
at
fungi-plant
interface,
encompassing
both
mutualistic
antagonistic
interactions,
environmental
factors
influencing
these
associations.
Mutualistic
associations,
notably
mycorrhizal
relationships,
play
pivotal
role
enhancing
plant
health
balance.
On
contrary,
fungal
diseases
pose
significant
threat
to
health,
agriculture,
natural
ecosystems,
such
as
rusts,
smuts,
powdery
mildews,
downy
wilts,
which
can
cause
extensive
damage
lead
substantial
economic
losses.
Environmental
constraints
abiotic
biotic
are
elucidated
understand
their
shaping
interface.
Temperature,
moisture,
soil
conditions,
along
with
presence
of
other
microbes,
herbivores,
competing
plants,
significantly
influence
outcome
interactions.
interplay
mutualism
antagonism
is
emphasised
key
determinant
ecosystem
stability.
implications
extend
overall
productivity,
conservation
efforts.
potential
applications
knowledge
bioremediation,
biotechnology,
biocontrol
strategies
emphasise
importance
adapting
climate
change.
However,
challenges
future
directions
field
include
impacts
change,
emerging
pathogens,
genomic
insights,
interface
restoration
ecology.
Hence,
paper
provides
overview
influences,
conservation,
restoration.
Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(6), P. 234 - 254
Published: April 26, 2024
Ensuring
food
security
is
a
top
goal
for
all
nations,
yet
infected
plants
can
negatively
impact
agricultural
production
and
the
country's
economic
resources.In
past,
farmers
have
depended
on
conventional
techniques
to
enhance
crop
yield.In
recent
times,
there
has
been
significant
decline
in
due
pest
infestations
Chilli
crops.The
progress
of
deep
learning
facilitates
categorization
diverse
sorts
images
practical
applications.Especially,
detecting
multi-class
pests
with
good
accuracy
using
algorithms
consistently
challenge.The
proposed
study
concentrated
identifying
leaves
methods
such
as
YOLOv5
YOLOv7.To
improve
classification
accuracy,
new
unique
dataset
called
standard
balanced
custom
'Chilli
dataset'
created
13,414
images.This
includes
three
specific
classes:
Black
Thrips,
Redmites,
White
Fly.We
analysed
YOLOv7
evaluate
their
effectiveness
crops
obtained
novel
detection
performance
metrics.The
resultant
parameters
mean
Average
Precision
(mAP)
classes
98.6%
86.1%
YOLOv7.The
YOLOv5s
detector
demonstrates
superior
compared
classification,
12.5%
improvement.The
algorithm
achieves
its
best
(86.1%)
at
lower
epoch
(110),
while
highest
(98.6%)
higher
(350).Nevertheless,
despite
this
distinction,
recommended
accurately
well-balanced
type
datasets,
comparison
YOLOv7,
VGG-16
(~92.7%),
VGG-19
(~84.24%)deep
architectures.
Molecular Ecology Resources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
24(6)
Published: June 6, 2024
Abstract
In
the
face
of
evolving
agricultural
practices
and
climate
change,
tools
towards
an
integrated
biovigilance
platform
to
combat
crop
diseases,
spore
sampling,
DNA
diagnostics
predictive
trajectory
modelling
were
optimized.
These
revealed
microbial
dynamics
validated
by
monitoring
cereal
rust
fungal
pathogens
affecting
wheat,
oats,
barley
rye
across
four
growing
seasons
(2015–2018)
in
British
Columbia
during
2018
season
southern
Alberta.
ITS2
metabarcoding
disparity
aeromycobiota
diversity
compositional
structure
Canadian
Rocky
Mountains,
suggesting
a
barrier
effect
on
air
flow
pathogen
dispersal.
A
novel
bioinformatics
classifier
curated
database,
corroborated
real‐time
PCR,
enhanced
precision
species
identification.
Random
Forest
identified
land‐use
diversification
as
well
atmospheric
pressure
moisture
key
factors
distribution.
As
valuable
addition
explain
observed
differences
patterns
fungus
distribution,
HYSPLIT
tracked
urediniospores'
northeastward
dispersal
from
Pacific
Northwest
Alberta,
indicating
multiple
potential
origins.
Our
case
study
exemplifies
power
advanced
toolbox
developing
early‐warning
system
for
farmers
detect
mitigate
impending
disease
outbreaks.
Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 843 - 843
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
Cucumber
is
one
of
the
top
ten
vegetables
globally
and
widely
cultivated
worldwide.
However,
Fusarium
wilt,
caused
by
oxysporum
f.
sp.
Cucumerinum,
most
serious
soil-borne
diseases
in
cucumber
cultivation,
causing
significant
economic
losses.
Biological
control
has
great
potential
prevention
wilt
disease,
but
mechanism
involved
still
needs
further
research.
In
this
study,
biocontrol
isolate
Bacillus
subtilis
1JN2,
which
was
isolated
our
previous
work,
evaluated
field
conditions
against
rhizosphere
fungal
diversity
analyzed.
The
results
indicated
that
efficacy
B.
1JN2
reached
58.5%
compared
with
blank
control,
population
density
F.
decreased
from
495
copies/g
soil
before
inoculation
to
20
14
days
after
treatment.
High-throughput
sequencing
demonstrated
an
populations
significantly
include
genera
Olpidium
Pseudallescheria,
more
than
20%
less
8%.
And
increased
belonged
family
Chaetomiaceae,
6.82%
18.77%,
12.39%,
44.41%,
19.41%
at
four
sample
time
points
addition,
soil-related
enzyme
activities,
including
catalase,
dehydrogenase,
alkaline
phosphatase,
polyphenol
oxidase,
were
analyzed
treatment
1JN2.
all
activities
showed
upward
trend
following
inoculation.
These
findings
demonstrate
using
as
a
agent
for
controlling
cucumber.
Frontiers in Fungal Biology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
The
complex
and
dynamic
interactions
between
fungi
plants
constitute
a
critical
arena
in
ecological
science.
In
this
comprehensive
review
paper,
we
explore
the
multifaceted
relationships
at
fungi-plant
interface,
encompassing
both
mutualistic
antagonistic
interactions,
environmental
factors
influencing
these
associations.
Mutualistic
associations,
notably
mycorrhizal
relationships,
play
pivotal
role
enhancing
plant
health
balance.
On
contrary,
fungal
diseases
pose
significant
threat
to
health,
agriculture,
natural
ecosystems,
such
as
rusts,
smuts,
powdery
mildews,
downy
wilts,
which
can
cause
extensive
damage
lead
substantial
economic
losses.
Environmental
constraints
abiotic
biotic
are
elucidated
understand
their
shaping
interface.
Temperature,
moisture,
soil
conditions,
along
with
presence
of
other
microbes,
herbivores,
competing
plants,
significantly
influence
outcome
interactions.
interplay
mutualism
antagonism
is
emphasised
key
determinant
ecosystem
stability.
implications
extend
overall
productivity,
conservation
efforts.
potential
applications
knowledge
bioremediation,
biotechnology,
biocontrol
strategies
emphasise
importance
adapting
climate
change.
However,
challenges
future
directions
field
include
impacts
change,
emerging
pathogens,
genomic
insights,
interface
restoration
ecology.
Hence,
paper
provides
overview
influences,
conservation,
restoration.