Aspergillus Genus as a Prolific Source of Bioactive Metabolites for Agricultural Applications
摘要
Aspergillus, one of the most important filamentous fungi, is widely distributed in nature environments and has been shown to be a rich source of secondary metabolites (SMs) with diverse chemical structures and various biological properties, such as antimicrobial, anticancer, insecticidal, and so on. Using an extensive literature search, this chapter first provides a comprehensive overview of these genus-derived SMs with potential applications in agriculture, including insecticidal agents, fungicides, virucidal chemicals, herbicides, plant growth promoters and other bioactive natural products.