Antifungal activity of garlic essential oil and hydrosol against Zymoseptoria tritici, the causal agent of septoria tritici blotch in bread wheat
Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by Zymoseptoria tritici, is one of the most damaging foliar diseases of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), leading to yield losses of up to 50% under favorable conditions and increasing reliance on synthetic fungicides. In this study, the antifungal activity of essential oil (EO)...