Feature Papers in Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds

Dear Colleagues,

The section of the Agriculture journal “Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests, and Weeds” has always strived toward the publication high-quality of published papers. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the results achieved to date.

The constant challenges faced by the agricultural sector regarding climate change, and the evolution of pesticide resistance, as well as the need to reduce the use of the latter, encourage us to continue along this path. As part of integrated pest management (pathogens, animal pests and weeds), particular attention has been paid to studies exploring innovative strategies of control in the context of sustainable agriculture. 

This Special Issue aims to collect the most advanced studies in the field of crop protection, pest management, identification of pathogens, biological control, development of safe pesticides with novel mechanisms of action, studies of plant–microbe interactions, and more.

In this respect, in this Special Issue, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary original papers and reviews will be collected. Contributions to this Special Issue are only accepted from the editorial board and scientists invited by the editorial board.

Prof. Dr. Anna Andolfi
Dr. Francesco Vinale
Guest Editors

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