Khaskheli Maqsood Ahmed, Nizamani Mir Muhammad, Tarafder Entaj, Das Diptosh, Nosheen Shaista, Muhae-Ud-Din Ghulam, Khaskheli Raheel Ahmed, Ren Ming-Jian, Wang Yong, Yang San-Wei
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Molecular and Applied Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India.
J Fungi (Basel). 2025 Mar 6;11(3):207. doi: 10.3390/jof11030207.
Sorghum ( L.) is a globally important energy and food crop that is becoming increasingly integral to food security and the environment. However, its production is significantly hampered by various fungal phytopathogens that affect its yield and quality. This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the major fungal phytopathogens affecting sorghum, their impact, current management strategies, and potential future directions. The major diseases covered include anthracnose, grain mold complex, charcoal rot, downy mildew, and rust, with an emphasis on their pathogenesis, symptomatology, and overall economic, social, and environmental impacts. From the initial use of fungicides to the shift to biocontrol, crop rotation, intercropping, and modern tactics of breeding resistant cultivars against mentioned diseases are discussed. In addition, this review explores the future of disease management, with a particular focus on the role of technology, including digital agriculture, predictive modeling, remote sensing, and IoT devices, in early warning, detection, and disease management. It also provide key policy recommendations to support farmers and advance research on disease management, thus emphasizing the need for increased investment in research, strengthening extension services, facilitating access to necessary inputs, and implementing effective regulatory policies. The review concluded that although fungal phytopathogens pose significant challenges, a combined effort of technology, research, innovative disease management, and effective policies can significantly mitigate these issues, enhance the resilience of sorghum production to facilitate global food security issues.
高粱（L.）是一种全球重要的能源和粮食作物，对粮食安全和环境的重要性日益凸显。然而，其生产受到各种真菌性植物病原体的严重阻碍，这些病原体影响着高粱的产量和品质。本综述旨在全面概述影响高粱的主要真菌性植物病原体、它们的影响、当前的管理策略以及未来潜在的发展方向。涵盖的主要病害包括炭疽病、粒腐病复合体、炭腐病、霜霉病和锈病，重点阐述了它们的发病机制、症状表现以及对经济、社会和环境的总体影响。从最初使用杀菌剂到转向生物防治、作物轮作、间作以及培育抗上述病害品种的现代策略都进行了讨论。此外，本综述探讨了病害管理的未来，特别关注数字农业、预测模型、遥感和物联网设备等技术在早期预警、检测和病害管理中的作用。它还提供了关键的政策建议，以支持农民并推动病害管理研究，从而强调需要增加研究投入、加强推广服务、便利获取必要投入以及实施有效的监管政策。综述得出结论，尽管真菌性植物病原体带来了重大挑战，但技术、研究、创新的病害管理和有效政策的共同努力能够显著缓解这些问题，增强高粱生产的韧性，以促进全球粮食安全问题的解决。
