This invention discloses the application of the
natural product santalol as an agricultural
fungicide in
plant disease control, belonging to the field of
plant disease prevention and control. It shows good inhibitory effects against bacterial diseases such as rice bacterial leaf
blight, rice
bacterial leaf streak,
citrus canker, cabbage
black rot, tomato bacterial spot, kiwifruit
canker, tobacco
bacterial wilt, cucumber bacterial angular
leaf spot, and potato
bacterial wilt. It also shows good inhibitory effects against viral diseases such as
tobacco mosaic virus; and against fungal diseases such as rice
rhizome blight, wheat scab, pepper wilt, *
Botrytis cinerea*, or *
Colletotrichum sorghum*. It can be used in the preparation of
plant fungicides. Santalol is a natural plant extract and is
environmentally friendly. This invention provides a new use for the
natural product santalol, enabling its application in the agricultural field for
plant disease control and providing a new avenue for the research and development of new pesticides.