Section I: The Pathogen and Disease 1. Taxonomy of Macrophomina- traditional to molecular approaches 2.Morphological and physiological characterization of Macrophomina isolates from Senegal 3. Macrophomina phaseolina causing various diseases in different crops 4. Charcoal rot: A major root and stalk disease of sorghum. 5. Recent advancement of soybean charcoal rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina 6. Management of nematode-charcoal rot disease complex in legumes 7. Epidemiology and management of charcoal rot of maize caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi.) Goid 8. Spatial distribution of Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. in the Carpathian Basin and its damage on sunflowers
Section II: Resistance and Pathogenicity 9. Candidate genes involved in the pathogenicity of Macrphomina phaseolina 10. Mechanism of disease development in host plants by Macrophomina phaseolina 11. Molecular tools for detection and management of Macrophomina phaseolina 12. Genetics of plant resistance against Macrophomina phaseolina
Section III: Ecology and Epidemiology 13. Ecological Niche Modelling of Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid using Bio-climatic and Non-Bioclimatic Variables: A Machine Learning Assessment 14. Survival of Macrophomina phaseolina in plant tissues and soil 15. Development of tolerance in Macrophomina phaseolina against fungicides, insecticides, and drought 16. Management of Macrophomina phaseolina by cultural practices
Section IV: Biological Control 17. Biocontrol of Macrophomina phaseolina by soil microorganisms 18. Trichoderma spp: A bioagent for sustainable management of Macrophomina phaseolina 19. Integrated pest management of the disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolinaSection V: Non-chemical Control 20. Management of charcoal rot by soil solarisation and biosolarisation 21. Biosurfactant producing plant growth-promoting bacteria: Eco-friendly approaches for charcoal rot management 22. Management of the Macrophomina phaseolina using nanoparticles
Section VI: Bio-management 23. Biomanagement of Macrophomina phaseolina causing charcoal rot in plants 24. Economic aspects for eco-friendly strategies to minimize disease incidences and yield loss due to Macrophomina phaseolina