Research progress in agricultural bioactive phosphonate esters compounds

Phosphonate structures in phosphonate compounds are biologically active organic synthetic materials derived from natural products. Due to their unique carbon-phosphorus (C–P) bonds, phosphonate compounds are highly biologically active and less susceptible to resistance and have the advantages of high efficacy, fast efficacy, low dosage, and wide use. With the increasing prevalence of drug resistance of pathogens, there is growing concern regarding the development of new environmentally friendly and non-drug resistant pesticides. In this review, we focused on phosphonate compounds with herbicidal, bactericidal, fungicidal, insecticidal, antiviral, and plant growth regulation functions, providing a basis for the development of new phosphonate compound pesticides.