State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China.
* Correspondence Author: E. Mail: liuqyu53@yahoo.com.cn
Fungi are major source of phytotoxins with potential herbicidal use. Some of these phytotoxins could be used as lead compound for chemical synthesis. In this review, several herbicidal compounds α,β-dehydrocurvularin, helminthosporin, brefeldin A, vulculic acid, and ophiobolin from fungal plant pathogens in China are explained. Their isolation, identification, structural elucidation, herbicidal and other pesticidal activities and mode of action are described. Challenges for the discovery and commercialization of these compounds are outlined.
Herbicidal activity, phytotoxic compounds, phytotoxin, pathogenic fungi, weeds management
