Emerging Techniques to Develop Biotic Stress Resistance in Fruits and Vegetables

Younas, Afifa; Rashid, Madiha; Riaz, Nadia; Munawar, Muneeb; Fiaz, Sajid; Noreen, Zahra

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-15568-0_12

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“…Nonetheless, numerous challenges still exist with respect to global food security, including climate change, water scarcity, agricultural diseases, fuel, land degradation, food sovereignty, and politics [ 154 ]. In addition, food safety is an essential aspect of food science, which focuses primarily on preventing foodborne pathogens (mostly bacteria and fungi [ 80 , 155 , 156 , 157 ] from contaminating food during all stages of food production, including harvesting, handling, and storage [ 158 ]. This poses a significant challenge to the food production process, requiring constant vigilance to prevent such occurrences.…”

Section: Omics In Food-related Fungi and The Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Fungi produce various bioactive metabolites, pigments, colorants, antioxidants, oligosaccharides, and enzymes that are widely used in the food industry. Multiomics approaches have been employed to identify different kinds of fungal products and analyze their potential applications in food security [ 157 ]. Fungi are also consumed as processed foods, fodder, and fermented foods.…”

Section: Omics In Food-related Fungi and The Food Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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OMICS and Other Advanced Technologies in Mycological Applications

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Boonyuen,

Ranaweera

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Fungi play many roles in different ecosystems. The precise identification of fungi is important in different aspects. Historically, they were identified based on morphological characteristics, but technological advancements such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing now enable more accurate identification and taxonomy, and higher-level classifications. However, some species, referred to as “dark taxa”, lack distinct physical features that makes their identification challenging. High-throughput sequencing and metagenomics of environmental samples provide a solution to identifying new lineages of fungi. This paper discusses different approaches to taxonomy, including PCR amplification and sequencing of rDNA, multi-loci phylogenetic analyses, and the importance of various omics (large-scale molecular) techniques for understanding fungal applications. The use of proteomics, transcriptomics, metatranscriptomics, metabolomics, and interactomics provides a comprehensive understanding of fungi. These advanced technologies are critical for expanding the knowledge of the Kingdom of Fungi, including its impact on food safety and security, edible mushrooms foodomics, fungal secondary metabolites, mycotoxin-producing fungi, and biomedical and therapeutic applications, including antifungal drugs and drug resistance, and fungal omics data for novel drug development. The paper also highlights the importance of exploring fungi from extreme environments and understudied areas to identify novel lineages in the fungal dark taxa.

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