The 2020 Phytopathological Days proceedings highlighted advanced strategies and new fungicides to combat plant diseases, focusing on the defense of wheat from septoria, sugar beets from cercospora, and monitoring fungi transmitted by pumpkin seeds. Notable presentations included the use of a non-oxygen strain of Aspergillus flavus for aflatoxin control in corn and the introduction of mefentrifluconazole, a broad-spectrum triazole fungicide by BASF for the management of various crop diseases. Syngenta Italia also reported the effectiveness of Elatus Era in reducing dosage for wheat disease protection. These findings underscore the ongoing efforts to develop innovative approaches to address the challenges of fungal infections in agriculture.