https://journalarsvot.com/index.php/agrotech <p><strong>AgroTech- Food Science, Technology and Environment (AgroTech) [<a href="https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2821-3106">eISSN 2821-3106</a>] </strong>is the official publication of the Association for Researcher of Skills and Vocational Training (ARSVOT). AgroTech is a peer-reviewed and open access international journal that covers both horticultural and industrial crops in the field of genetic and plant breeding, soil management, crop production, cropping system, pest and disease, postharvest, economics, machinery, and technology application.</p> <p>AgroTech is welcomed:</p> <ol> <li>Full-length <strong>research articles</strong> describe the significant findings in related fields</li> <li>Critical <strong>reviews</strong> on new perspectives and emerging technologies in horticultural and industrial crops</li> <li><strong>Short communications</strong> reporting significant new findings or technical notes on the new methodology</li> </ol> <p>AgroTech is published online with a frequency of <strong>two (2)</strong> issues per year (<strong>June</strong> and <strong>December</strong>). The special issues of AgroTech are published non-periodically from time to time.</p> Agrotech: Food Science, Technology And Environment en-US AgroTech- Food Science, Technology and Environment 2821-3106 https://journalarsvot.com/index.php/agrotech/article/view/928 <p>Taro (<em>Colocasia esculenta</em>) is an important root crop with significant nutritional and economic value. However, fungal diseases, particularly taro leaf blight, remain a major constraint to sustainable production. This study aimed to evaluate fungal disease incidence among Malaysian taro accessions and explore potential disease management strategies under field conditions. A field survey was conducted on fourteen Malaysian taro accessions to assess leaf blight incidence and symptom development. Symptomatic leaf samples from <em>Putih</em> and <em>Wangi</em> accessions were collected for fungal isolation, morphological characterization, and molecular identification using internal transcribed spacer (ITS) gene sequencing. A field trial was further conducted on <em>Wangi</em> accession to evaluate the effectiveness of selected treatments, including garlic oil + neem oil, Tricho Care, and Amistar® under natural infection conditions. Results showed considerable variation in disease incidence among accessions, with <em>Sarawak</em>, <em>Ulam</em>, and <em>Kumbul</em> recording the highest disease incidence (100%), while <em>Belang</em> exhibited the lowest incidence (10%), indicating potential disease tolerance. Morphological observation revealed variation in fungal colony characteristics. Nevertheless, ITS sequencing confirmed <em>Phytophthora colocasiae</em> as the primary pathogen associated with taro leaf blight, showing 99–100% sequence similarity with GenBank references. Field assessment indicated that treatment T1 (garlic oil + neem oil) was the most effective treatment in reducing disease development in <em>Wangi</em> accession. The outcomes of this study contribute valuable insights into disease susceptibility among Malaysian taro accessions and provide a foundation for the development of effective and sustainable disease control approaches.</p> Nurul Ammar Illani Jaafar Aminah Mahmud Razean Haireen Mohd. Razali Siti Nur Hayati Mohd Sufian Nurul Afiqah Shamsolanwar Umikalsom Mohamed Bahari Faziah Umar Copyright (c) 2026 NURUL AMMAR ILLANI JAAFAR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2026-07-21 2026-07-21 5 2 1 13 10.53797/agrotech.v5i2.1.2026 https://journalarsvot.com/index.php/agrotech/article/view/935 <p>Anthracnose, caused by <em>Colletotrichum truncatum</em>, is a major disease of chilli that results in substantial yield and quality losses. This study evaluated the antifungal activity and chemical composition of <em>Acacia mangium</em> leaf and stem extracts against <em>C. truncatum</em> under in vitro conditions. The pathogen was isolated from symptomatic chilli fruits and identified as <em>C. truncatum</em> based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, showing 99.82% similarity to reference sequences deposited in GenBank. Ethanol extracts of <em>A. mangium</em> leaves (AMLE) and stems (AMSE) were evaluated using the poisoned food technique at concentrations ranging from 50 to 500 mg/mL. Both extracts exhibited strong concentration-dependent antifungal activity, with significant differences among treatment concentrations (p &lt; 0.05). Complete inhibition of mycelial growth was achieved at concentrations of 200 mg/mL and above for both extracts. At lower concentrations, AMSE exhibited slightly greater antifungal activity than AMLE, producing 76.5% and 81.0% inhibition at 50 and 100 mg/mL, respectively, while AMLE inhibited fungal growth by 73.0% at 50 mg/mL. In contrast, benomyl produced only 30.0% inhibition under the experimental conditions tested. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis identified 25 compounds in AMLE and 35 compounds in AMSE. AMLE was dominated by squalene, α-tocopherol and lupenone, whereas AMSE was characterized primarily by oleic acid, linoleic acid, butyl linolenate and glycidyl oleate. The distinct phytochemical profiles of the two extracts suggest that different classes of bioactive metabolites may contribute to their antifungal activity. Overall, the results demonstrate that <em>A. mangium</em> possesses promising potential as a source of natural antifungal compounds and provide a scientific basis for the development of plant-based biofungicides as environmentally friendly alternatives for the sustainable management of chilli anthracnose.</p> Farah Farhanah Haron Siti Fairuz Yusoff Copyright (c) 2026 Farah Farhanah Haron https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 2026-07-21 2026-07-21 5 2 14 23 10.53797/agrotech.v7i2.2.2026