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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2021

Research Progress on Phytopathogenic Fungi and Their Role as Biocontrol Agents.

Yan Peng, Shi J Li, Jun Yan, Yong Tang, Jian P Cheng, An J Gao, Xin Yao, Jing J Ruan, Bing L Xu

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
98citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
45.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

98 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 308 citations in OpenAlex.

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38 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan PengCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Shi J LiCollege of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Jun YanKey Laboratory of Coarse Cereal Processing in Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Schools of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Yong TangCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Jian P ChengCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
An J GaoCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Xin YaoCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Jing J RuanCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Bing L XuCollege of Plant Protection, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Guizhou University · CNGansu Agricultural University · CNChengdu University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phytopathogenic fungi decrease crop yield and quality and cause huge losses in agricultural production. To prevent the occurrence of crop diseases and insect pests, farmers have to use many synthetic chemical pesticides. The extensive use of these pesticides has resulted in a series of environmental and ecological problems, such as the increase in resistant weed populations, soil compaction, and water pollution, which seriously affect the sustainable development of agriculture. This review discusses the main advances in research on plant-pathogenic fungi in terms of their pathogenic factors such as cell wall-degrading enzymes, toxins, growth regulators, effector proteins, and fungal viruses, as well as their application as biocontrol agents for plant pests, diseases, and weeds. Finally, further studies on plant-pathogenic fungal resources with better biocontrol effects can help find new beneficial microbial resources that can control diseases.

Indexed as

abiotic stressapplication prospectbiological controlphytopathogenic fungustoxin

Identifiers

PMID34122383
PMCPMC8192705
OpenAlexW3171507625

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