<i>Macrophomina phaseolina</i> –host interface: Insights into an emerging dry root rot pathogen of mungbean and urdbean, and its mitigation strategies

The necrotrophic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina is an important pathogen of many crops, such as strawberry, maize, sorghum, potato, soybean, chickpea, and pigeon pea, causes multiple diseases throughout the world. microsclerotia, which are source primary inoculum, play role in survival spread M. phaseolina, well disease initiation development. South Asia has unique characteristics relative to countries with temperate climates, that is, warm temperature, high humidity, reduced rainfall influence interaction between its hosts. This review discusses distribution pattern, background, pathogenic genetic variability, mitigation strategies applied worldwide reduce impact caused by a focus on dry root rot mungbean urdbean Asia. Dry rot, emerging research focused mostly adopting evolved tropical climates cultural practices, chemical control, resistance, biological control. Although prevalent most Asia, there have been very few studies host–parasite interaction. Therefore, additional required this domain, could result improved understanding management face present future climate extremes.