2024/04/30 by Ashwani Kumari, Ashwani Tapwal, Neha Thakur
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Biology #Biotechnology #Botany #Disease #Disease management #Fungal Biology and Applications #Ganoderma #Ganoderma lucidum #Heterobasidion annosum #Lichen and fungal ecology #MEDLINE #Medicine #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Pathology #Root rot #Systematic review
paper · doi:10.1002/jobm.202300769
crossref issued 2024/04/30 · crossref published 2024/04/30 · crossref published-online 2024/04/30 · openalex publication_date 2024/04/30 · crossref created 2024/04/30 · openalex created_date 2024/05/01 · crossref published-print 2024/07/01 · crossref deposited 2024/07/03 · crossref indexed 2026/08/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Forest ecosystems play an important role in upholding life on our planet. However, the onslaught of fungal pathogens like Ganoderma lucidum, poses a threat by decimating numerous tree species. G. lucidum identified as a root pathogen, causing root rot in numerous tree species of horticulture and forestry importance. The fungus initiates infection through basidiospores, which germinate and penetrate within roots and start to degrade lignocellulosic components of plant cells. Early-stage detection of G. lucidum, is challenging, while in advance stages, the wood undergoes softening and a loss of tensile strength, rendering the disease incurable. Hence, effective management of G. lucidum necessitates a pivotal role of disease diagnostic techniques, which are currently underutilized or inadequately accessible. Subsequent implementation of suitable control measures becomes imperative to thwart disease occurrence and mitigate its impact in early stages, thus preserving the vitality of forest ecosystems. This study provides comprehensive overview of G. lucidum, covering taxonomy, pathogenicity, disease cycle, diagnosis and effective control measures, which will be helpful in formulating effective diagnostic techniques for early management of root rot disease.