Mochizuki, Fukumoto, Ohara, et al. study the protective role of the rare sugar d-tagatose against plant disease. They focus on its effects against the downy mildews and delineate the metabolic pathway that blocks the initial infection. Their work paves the way for the development of safe fungicidal agrochemicals using natural products.
- Susumu Mochizuki
- Takeshi Fukumoto
- Kazuya Akimitsu
