MÉTODOS DE CONTROLE DE Sclerotinia sclerotiorum NA CULTURA DA SOJA: UMA REVISÃO BIBLIOGRÁFICA

Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max), an oilseed of high economic and nutritional value, is cultivated worldwide. However, despite being one of the most important crops in Brazil, several factors affect its production, resulting in significant losses. Among these, white mold, caused by the fungus *Sclerotinia sclerotiorum*, causes significant damage to various crops, including soybeans, with an estimated infestation of more than 10 million hectares in Brazil. Managing white mold in soybeans is essential to minimize productivity losses, with integrated strategies based on cultural, biological, and chemical practices. In this sense, this study seeks to synthesize the main studies related to strategies for chemical and biological control measures of *S. sclerotiorum* in soybean crops. The information gathering was based on searching for documents using certain terms in the title, abstract, and keywords related to the chemical and biological control of white mold. To this end, research was conducted on articles published between 2020 and 2025 in databases using artificial intelligence-based tools such as Perplexity and ChatGPT. The research summarizes that control methods aim to eliminate the pathogen from the production system. There are limitations in fungicide applications that can result in resistance to a particular active ingredient. On the other hand, approaches using biological control reveal efficiency in reducing the impacts caused by the causal agent of white mold. Regarding current perspectives, the importance of reducing the use of chemical products is highlighted, with the aim of minimizing environmental manipulation and the tolerance of S. sclerotiorum, prioritizing biological methods.