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Antifungal resistance occurs when fungal pathogens evolve mechanisms to survive exposure to compounds that would normally inhibit or kill them, reducing the effectiveness of chemical and natural fungicides over time. This phenomenon is critical in plant science because fungal pathogens pose major threats to crop health and agricultural yields, driving researchers to explore plant-derived essential oils and bioactive compounds as alternative or complementary strategies to combat resistant fungal strains.

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