As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds'
- Crop Production Section
- Farm Animal Production Section
- Crop Genetics, Genomics and Breeding Section
- Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds Section
- Agricultural Soils Section
- Agricultural Water Management Section
- Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management Section
- Ecosystem, Environment and Climate Change in Agriculture Section
- Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Section
- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Agriculture Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Members
Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea La Mayora (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, CP 29071 Málaga, Spain
Interests: microbial ecology; plant–bacteria interactions; biocontrol; bacterial phytopathogens; bacterial evolution; soil microbiome
Interests: microbial ecology; plant–bacteria interactions; biocontrol; bacterial phytopathogens; bacterial evolution; soil microbiome
Department of Agriculture, University of Patras, Nea Ktiria, 30200 Mesolonghi, Greece
Interests: plant and insect nematology; integrated control of plant pathogens and pests; valorization of side-streams; by-products of insect mass-rearing as plant health promoters
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: plant and insect nematology; integrated control of plant pathogens and pests; valorization of side-streams; by-products of insect mass-rearing as plant health promoters
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Department of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences (DAFE), University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: mycology; fungal pathogens; bacteria; viruses; molecular phylogeny; plant molecular pathology; plant disease
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Interests: mycology; fungal pathogens; bacteria; viruses; molecular phylogeny; plant molecular pathology; plant disease
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Prof. Dr. Luis Carlos Martinez
Department of Production and Plant Protection, University of Nariño, Pasto 602-7244309, Nariño, Colombia
Interests: cell biology; biochemistry and insect physiology; toxicology on insects and ecological populations
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: cell biology; biochemistry and insect physiology; toxicology on insects and ecological populations
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Department of Food Science, Institute for Postharvest Technology and Food Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel
Interests: nematology and pest control; hydropic anthelmintics; biofilms; positive biofilms and probiotics
Interests: nematology and pest control; hydropic anthelmintics; biofilms; positive biofilms and probiotics
Department of Agronomics, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, UTP University of Science and Technology, Kaliskiego Ave. 7,E,311, 85 796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: agricultural plant science; integrated cropping; weed management; experimental methods in agronomy
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Interests: agricultural plant science; integrated cropping; weed management; experimental methods in agronomy
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Dr. Peng Zhang
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Interests: nanomaterials; heavy metals; nanotoxicology; phytotoxicity; biotransformation; bioavailability; nano-enabled agriculture; nanofertilizer; nanopesticide
Interests: nanomaterials; heavy metals; nanotoxicology; phytotoxicity; biotransformation; bioavailability; nano-enabled agriculture; nanofertilizer; nanopesticide
Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
Interests: rhizosphere microbiome–plant interaction; soil carbon cycle; improving or repairing soil; regulating soil microecology
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Interests: rhizosphere microbiome–plant interaction; soil carbon cycle; improving or repairing soil; regulating soil microecology
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Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52., 6726 Szeged, Hungary
Interests: photosynthesis; dark-light transition; plant-microbe interaction; tomato science; stomata
Interests: photosynthesis; dark-light transition; plant-microbe interaction; tomato science; stomata
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 311400, China
Interests: plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; plant genetics; plant molecular biology; plant breeding; plant biotechnology
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Interests: plant resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses; plant genetics; plant molecular biology; plant breeding; plant biotechnology
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