Agronomy | Feature Papers in the “Pest and Disease Management” Section

1. “Comparing Regression and Classification Models to Estimate Leaf Spot Disease in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) for Implementation in Breeding Selection”
by Ivan Chapu, Abhilash Chandel, Emmanuel Kofi Sie, David Kalule Okello, Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Robert Cyrus Ongom Okello, David Hoisington and Maria Balota
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 947; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14050947
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/5/947

2. “The Identification of the Peanut Wild Relative Arachis stenosperma as a Source of Resistance to Stem Rot and Analyses of Genomic Regions Conferring Disease Resistance through QTL Mapping”
by Yun-Ching Tsai, Timothy B. Brenneman, Dongying Gao, Ye Chu, Samuele Lamon, David J. Bertioli and Soraya C. M. Leal-Bertioli
Agronomy 2024, 14(7), 1442; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071442
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/7/1442

3. “Predation and Biocontrol Potential of Eupeodes corollae Fabricius (Diptera: Syrphidae) on Wheat Aphids”
by Shanshan Jiang, Hui Li, Hainuo Wang, Xiaoxia Liu and Kongming Wu
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030600
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/600

4. “Effect of Trap Type and Height on the Captures of the Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), in Pheromone-Baited Traps in Cotton”
by Georgios C. Katranas, Thomas N. Vassilakos, Christos I. Rumbos and Christos G. Athanassiou
Agronomy 2024, 14(4), 656; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14040656
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/4/656

5. “Oligonychus perseae (Tetranychidae) Invasion in the Canary Islands: History, Management and Current Situation”
by Eduardo Torres, Carlos Álvarez-Acosta, Francisco Ferragut and Estrella Marina Hernández-Suárez
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 920; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14050920
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/5/920

6. “Locomotor Activity of Adult Olive Fruit Flies Recorded under Conditions of Food or Water Deprivation”
by Evangelia I. Balampekou, Dimitrios S. Koveos, Thomas M. Koutsos, Georgios C. Menexes, Apostolos Kapranas, James R. Carey and Nikos A. Kouloussis
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 1051; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14051051
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/5/1051

7. “Smilax aspera L. Leaf and Fruit Extracts as Antibacterial Agents for Crop Protection”
by Riccardo Fontana, Eva Sánchez-Hernández, Pablo Martín-Ramos, Jesús Martín-Gil and Peggy Marconi
Agronomy 2024, 14(2), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020383
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/383

8. “Occurrence of Diseases and Seed Yield of Early Maturing Soybean Cultivars Grown under the Conditions of Central Europe”
by Agnieszka Klimek-Kopyra, Barbara Skowera, Ewa Dacewicz, Elżbieta Boligłowa, Bogdan Kulig and Katarzyna Znój
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 534; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030534
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/534

9. “Influence of Cropping Sequence and Tillage System on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Response to Fluopyram Applied at Planting”
by Ethan Foote, David Jordan, Adrienne Gorny, Jeffrey Dunne, LeAnn Lux, Daisy Ahumada, Barbara Shew, Rick Brandenburg and Weimin Ye
Agronomy 2024, 14(4), 875; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14040875
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/4/875

10. “Characterization of Biofertilization and Biocontrol Potential of Bacillus velezensis KHH13 from Organic Soils”
by Tai-Yuan Chen, Yuh Tzean, Tsai-De Chang, Xing-Ru Wang, Xing-Ru Wang and Ying-Hong Lin
Agronomy 2024, 14(6), 1135; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14061135
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/6/1135