Phoma: Diversity, Taxonomy, Bioactivities, and Nanotechnology

ISBN-13: 9783030812171 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 350 str.

Mahendra Rai; Beata Zimowska; György János Kövics

Spis treści

Foreword

 

Preface

 

Contributors

 

      Section I:  General, Identity and Taxonomy

 

1.      The genus Phoma: What we know and what we need to know? 

            Mahendra Rai, Beata Zimowska^, and György János Kövics

 

2.      Taxonomical evaluation of Phoma- history of classification, current status

      and future directions.

             Beata Zimowska

  Section II:  Diversity, Diseases and Host Range

 

3.       Phoma on medicinal and aromatic plants

       Beata Zimowska

 

4.      Diseases of fruits, tubers, and seeds caused by Phoma sensu lato species complex   

             Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada and Mahendra Rai

 

5.      Overview of Phoma-like fungi on important legumes (Papilionaceous plants)

              György J. Kövics, László Irinyi,  and Mahendra Rai

 

6.      Diseases of vegetables caused by Phoma spp.

            Farjana Sultana and Md. Motaher Hossain

 

7.      Phoma diseases: identification, epidemiology and strategies for management 

            Omar Atik

 

       8. Major plant diseases caused by Phoma sensu lato species and their integrated            management strategies

            Fatemeh Salmaninezhad, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, and

                Santa Olga Maria Cacciola

 

9.      Phoma as an infectious pathogen in medical practice

      Elena V. Kukhar, and Vladimir S. Kiyan

 

Section III: Secondary metabolites and Bioactivities 

 

10. Fruitful decade of Phoma secondary metabolites from 2011 to 2020: Chemistry,         chemical diversity and biological activities

                Hidayat Hussain, Elizbit, Iftikhar Ali, Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva, Ghulam Abbas, Maroof Ali,             Gohar Zaman, Amjad Khan, Uzma Hassan, Ivan R. Green

 

11.  Bioactive secondary metabolites from endophytic Phoma spp

        Pramod Kumar Mahish, Shweta Singh and Ravishankar Chauhan

12.  The genus Phoma: a review of its potential bioactivities, implications and  prospects

              Luciana Luft, Tássia C. Confortin, Izelmar Todero, Marcio A. Mazutti

 

13.  Bioherbicidal activity of Phoma macrostoma

            Michelle Hubbard, Russell K. Hynes, Karen L. Bailey

 

14.  New technologies for the formulation of secondary metabolites produced by Phoma sp. for biological control of weeds

                José R. C. Neto, Marcio A. Mazutti, Giovani L. Zabot, Maicon S. N. dos Santos

                and Marcus V. Tres

 

15.  Biological management of plant diseases by non-pathogenic Phoma spp.

       Md. Motaher Hossain

 

16.  Plant growth promoting Phoma spp.

                 Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy

        Section IV:Nanotechnology and Fossil  records of Phoma

17.  Potential role of Phoma spp. for mycogenic synthesis of Silver nanoparticles

            Aniket Gade, Sudhir Shende and Mahendra Rai

 

18.  In situ occurrence of Phomites Fritel in the phyllosphere of ancient Siwalik forests of eastern Himalaya during the Mio-Pleistocene

        Meghma Bera, Mahasin Ali Khan, Krishnendu Acharya, Arkamitra Vishnu (née Mandal) and      Subir Bera

O autorze

Mahendra Rai is a Senior Professor and UGC- Basic Science Research Faculty Fellow at the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University at Amravati, Maharashtra, India. He was a Visiting Scientist at the following institutions and universities: Department of Bioenergetics, University of Geneva, Switzerland and at the Department of Plant Protection of Debrecen University, Debrecen, Hungary . Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Brazil under Indo-Brazil Research Programme (DST-CNPq collaboration). Professor in Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, State University of Campinas, Brazil, Ostrava, Czech Republic and in National University of Rosario, Argentina. His areas of expertise include microbial biotechnology and nanobiotechnology. Moreover, he studied different aspects of Phoma extensively. His present research interest include application of nanobiotechnology in medicine with particular reference to the development of nanoantimicrobials. He has published more than 400 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 60 books and 6 patents.

Beata Zimowska is Associate Professor, at the Department of Plant Pathology, Subdepartment Phytopathology and Mycology, Faculty of Horticulture and Land Scape, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. She has published more than 60 research papers, 30 popular articles in Polish and abroad. She is a member of several scientific societies. She has won several awards: grade I team from HM Rector the Academy of Agriculture in Lublin –2000, grade II team from HM Rector the University of Life Sciences in Lublin –2009, individual grade I from HM Rector the University of Life Sciences for scientific activity in the years 2010-2012 –2014, individual grade II from HM Rector the University of Life Sciences for scientific activity in the years 2014-2016 –2017. She was co-organizer and member of Scientific Board 1st Eurasian Mycological Congress 3-5.07.2016, Manisa, Turkey and XIII Congress of Ecology and Environment with International Participation 12-15.09.2017, Edirne, Turkey. Since 2014 she cooperates with Bulgarian Institute of Genetics in Sofia, since 2015 with Department of Agriculture, University of Naples Federico II, Portici and Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP)/ National Research Council (CNR)Portici, Italy, since 2015 with Department of Biology Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. Presently her research activities are aimed at: Phoma sensu lato group of fungi, endophytic fungi, fungal symbiont and their relationships with gall midges, mutualistic interactions between the gall causing species of dipterans from Asphondylia genus (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) and on fungi developing in the inner wall of galls, etiology and epidemiology of infectious diseases of MAPs (medicinal and aromatic plants), with special regards of new and emerging infectious diseases (EIDs).

György J. Kövics is professor emeritus of plant pathology at the Institute of Plant Protection, University of Debrecen, Hungary. After some years of research experience, his university career has been started in 1989 and during the last 3 decades he taught plant pathology. He has published more than 310 scientific publications, including 28 books and book chapters. He started the Scientific Trans-Tisza National Conference of Plant Protection in 1996, which includes International Plant Protection Symposia (IPPS). He was visiting professor at the University of Reading, UK (1993), Wageningen University, the Netherlands (1994), Mysore University, and Amravati University, India (2004). Prof Kövics serves as a referee for about 15 international journals and is a member of editorial boards of numerous national and international journals. He was awareded „Pro re rustica promovenda” medal for the development of agriculture (1997), „Pro Universitate et Scientia” medal of the World Council of Hungarian Professors (2005), „György Linhart medal” recognition of plant pathologists (2006), Eminent Plant Doctor of Hungarian Plant Doctors’ Chamber (2014). Prof Kövics is engaged in mycotaxonomy and research on the biology of recently emerged and spreading plant pathogens.

Blurb

This reference covers the taxonomy, diversity, bioactivity, and nanotechnology involved in the study of Phoma.  It presents the most recent molecular taxonomic approach, secondary metabolites, combating microbial threats and biohazards, and its use in nanotechnology from a basic research to an applied perspective. Expert contributors provide the latest research and applications to present thorough coverage of an important genus in human and plant pathology and bio management.

• Addresses the key issues in enigmatic taxonomy of the genus Phoma, and provides the current trends in taxonomy

• Discusses different secondary metabolites, their bioactivities (antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, antiprotozoal, cytotoxic and herbicidal, etc.) and formulations

• Presents the role of different Phoma spp. in nanobiotechnology for synthesis of nanoparticles

• Provides the fossil-based evolutionary trends in Phoma spp.