Xiang Cheng , Fanglei Wang , Shumeng Wang , Yiyang Shao , Yuting Hu , Dandan Wang , Guogen Yang , Xianhai Lv , Qiang Bian , Xihao Chang
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Abstract
Sclerotium rolfsii threatens global peanut production with 15–80 % yield losses. Fungicide resistance to SDHIs (e.g., thifluzamide) and triazoles demands novel antifungal agents. Nineteen pyrazole-5-sulfonamide derivatives (E1 - E19) were synthesized and these antifungal activities were evaluated via in vitro EC50, in vivo greenhouse assays, and mechanistic studies (scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), reactive oxygen species (ROS), membrane integrity, and transcriptomics). These results showed that compound E10 exhibited superior in vitro anti-S. rolfsii activity (EC50 = 0.53 mg/L) rivaling thifluzamide (EC50 = 0.58 mg/L), and in vivo trials demonstrated E10 (200 mg/L) conferred 78.93 % protective and 75.65 % curative efficacy against peanut stem rot, comparable to thifluzamide (84.46 %/81.33 %). E10 suppressed sclerotia production and germination, disrupted hyphal ultrastructure, and induced membrane damage via ROS burst. Transcriptomics revealed E10-triggered dysregulation of oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid degradation pathways, linking ROS-mediated lipid peroxidation to fungal death. In addition, low phytotoxicity on peanut seedlings at 200 mg/L of E10 with germination rates >85 % and no morphological abnormalities, and E10 showed low ecotoxicity (Eisenia fetida LC50 > 200 mg/kg). Compound E10 demonstrated promise as a low ecological risk fungicide against S. rolfsii warranting further study.