SOOTY BLOTCH: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF FUNGAL INFECTION | PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR ..

Sooty blotch is a fungal infection that affects plants and is particularly prevalent during the rainy season. Peltaster fructicola, Geastrumia polystigmatis, and Leptodontium elatius are the fungi that cause this plant disease. However, this disease is just superficial and has a minor impact on the quality of the fruit. The disease can be regulated by ensuring adequate air movement, sunshine, proper drainage, and avoiding extreme wet conditions. This bibliometric study was carried out to learn more about the active writers, organisations, journals, and countries involved in the “Sooty blotch” research domain.The VOS viewer was used to create research tables and visualisation maps for all published papers related to "Sooty blotch" from "Scopus." The aim of this article was to compile the literature on Sooty blotch and to discover trends in the field. In this research area, Plant Disease is the most active journal, and Persoonia has the highest average citation per publication. The United States is the most active and productive nation, with the most publications, citations, and co-authorship links. South Africa has the highest total number of citations per publication.The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Iowa State University is the most involved research institution, with the most articles, citations, and co-authorship relations.

The University of Pretoria's Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology is the most prolific institution in this research area, with the highest total citations per publication.Gleason M.L. is the most active author, and Tiffany L.H. is the most prolific author, with the highest average citation per article.

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