Phoma: Diversity, Taxonomy, Bioactivities, and Nanotechnology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. General, Identity and Taxonomy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Genus Phoma: What We Know and What We Need to Know?

      • Mahendra Rai, Beata Zimowska, György János Kövics

      Pages 3-11

   3. Taxonomical Evaluation of Phoma: History of Classification, Current Status and Future Directions

      • Beata Zimowska

      Pages 13-34

3. Diversity, Diseases and Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35

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   2. Phoma on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

      • Beata Zimowska

      Pages 37-55

   3. Diseases of Fruits, Tubers, and Seeds Caused by Phoma sensu lato Species Complex

      • Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Mahendra Rai

      Pages 57-64

   4. Overview of Phoma-Like Fungi on Important Legumes (Papilionaceous Plants)

      • György János Kövics, László Irinyi, Mahendra Rai

      Pages 65-89

   5. Diseases of Vegetables Caused by Phoma spp.

      • Farjana Sultana, Md. Motaher Hossain

      Pages 91-119

   6. Phoma Diseases: Identification, Epidemiology, and Strategies for Management

      • Omar Atik

      Pages 121-134

   7. Major Plant Diseases Caused by Phoma sensu lato Species and Their Integrated Management Strategies

      • Fatemeh Salmaninezhad, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Santa Olga Maria Cacciola

      Pages 135-159

   8. Phoma as an Infectious Pathogen in Medical Practice

      • Yelena V. Kukhar, Vladimir S. Kiyan

      Pages 161-179

4. Secondary Metabolites and Bioactivities

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. 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 et al.

      Pages 183-203

   3. Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Endophytic Phoma spp.

      • Pramod Kumar Mahish, Shweta Singh, Ravishankar Chauhan

      Pages 205-219

   4. The Genus Phoma: A Review of Its Potential Bioactivities, Implications, and Prospects

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

      Pages 221-242

   5. Bioherbicidal Activity of Phoma macrostoma

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

      Pages 243-257

   6. 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, Marcus V. Tres

      Pages 259-274

   7. Biological Management of Plant Diseases by Non-pathogenic Phoma spp.

      • Md. Motaher Hossain

      Pages 275-300

   8. Plant Growth-Promoting Phoma spp.

      • Mohsen Mohamed Elsharkawy

      Pages 301-309

The book covers the taxonomy, diversity, bioactivity, and nanotechnology involved in the study of the genus Phoma.  It presents the most recent molecular taxonomic approach, secondary metabolites, different bioactivities, combating microbial threats, 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 this important genus in human and plant pathology and the disease management.

• phoma species
• phoma genus
• legume fungi
• papollioneceous
• phoma secondary metabolites
• endophytic phoma
• plant diseases
• fungal diseases
• phoma spp

• Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, India

  Mahendra Rai

• Department of Plant Protection Institute of Plant Pathology and Mycology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland

  Beata Zimowska

• Plant Protection Institute, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

  György János Kövics

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 ScientificBoard 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 etScientia” 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.

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