Celastrol as a promising botanical antifungal agent against sorghum anthracnose: efficacy and synergistic potential.
BACKGROUND Sorghum is an essential staple crop across the globe, but its productivity is persistently threatened by Colletotrichum sublineola, the causal agent of sorghum anthracnose. This destructive fungal disease severely impairs yield stability and seed quality. Despite ongoing research efforts, considerable gaps r...