Pest and Disease Management
A section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Section Information
The Pest and Disease Management Crops section publishes original research papers, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives, and methodology articles related to pest and disease biology, ecology and control in all types of field crops and orchards, at the pre-harvest and post-harvest stages of all agricultural commodities. In this context, this section emphasizes pest- or disease-related problems that are associated with quantitative losses and qualitative degradations in agriculture, ranging from ecological aspects in key biology attributes, chemical/non-chemical control methods, genetics, quality preservation techniques and identification to socio-economic surveillances and regulatory attributes. We thus welcome high-class submissions on the above topics, covering either basic or applied research.
The section “Pest and Disease Management” welcomes papers that can be classified into one of the following categories:
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Mini-review articles
- Perspective/opinion articles
- Methodology articles
Keywords
insects; mites; rodents and other pests in agriculture; fungi; bacteria; viruses and other diseases in agriculture; crop protection; chemical control of pests and diseases; non-chemical control of pests and diseases; pest- and disease-related losses in agriculture; invasive pests and diseases; phytosanitary and quarantine actions; biology and ecology of pests and diseases; identification of pests and diseases; trapping and sampling; biological control; integrated pest and disease management; pest- and disease-related climate change attributes; socio-economic impact of pests and diseases
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Perspectives in the Control of Soil-Borne Pathogens (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Protection and Crop Production (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Multidimensional Drivers of Plant–Pathogen Interactions: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecosystem Dynamics (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Advancing Sustainable Agriculture: Biopesticides and the Biological Control for Pest Management (Deadline: 16 February 2026)
- Natural Products in Crop Diseases Control (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Research Progress in Sustainable Pest and Disease Control of Fruit Tree (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Research Progress on the Microbial Biocontrol of Agricultural Insect Pests (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Fungal Endophytes in Plant—the Way Ahead (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Advances in Plant Pathogen Research for Sustainable Productivity Under Climate Change Scenarios (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- New Insights into Plant-Microbe Interaction (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Smart Pest Control for Building Farm Resilience (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
- Towards Sustainability: Trade-Off Between Pest Management and Environment (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Sustainable Pest Management under Climate Change (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Advances in Beneficial Insects Research for Conservation Biological Control (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture (Deadline: 25 April 2026)
- Navigating Pesticide Residues: Safeguarding Agricultural Product Quality (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- New Insights into Fungal Pathogenicity, Pathogen–Host Interactions, and Host Immunity (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Ecological Aspects as a Basis for Future Pest Integrated Management—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advances in Plant Pathology of Viticulture—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Role of RNA and ssDNA Viruses in Plant–Virus/Viroid Interactions (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Integrated Mite Management in Agriculture (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Infectious Plant Diseases: Emerging Threats and Advances in Plant Protection (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Agronomic Strategies for Managing Insecticide Resistance in Crop Pests (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Epidemiology and Integrated Management Strategies for Current and Emerging Crop Diseases (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Locust and Grasshopper Management: Challenges and Innovations (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Pests and Diseases Management Reimagined: Biocontrol Approaches (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Regulatory Networks in Plant Response to Pathogens (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Plant–Microbiota Interactions Under Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Research Progress of Beneficial Microorganisms in Controlling Crop Pathogens (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advances in Biological Control and Ecological Interactions in Agroecosystems (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Adaptive Evolution and Resistance Mechanisms in Agricultural Pest Management (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Integrative Omics Analysis of Plant-Microbe Interactions (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Crops: From Lab Discoveries to On-Farm Implementation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Interaction Mechanisms Between Crops and Pathogens (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Diapause, Adaptation, Phenotypic Plasticity and Control Strategies of Crop Pests (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Plant Disease Management in Modern Agriculture: Risks, Hybrid Strategies, and Emerging Solutions (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Rootworm–Plant Interactions: Mechanisms of Damage and Host Defense Strategies (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Crop Disease Resistance-Related Signaling Pathways (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Plant–Colletotrichum Species Interactions in Agriculture: Immune Responses, Molecular Mechanisms, and Sustainable Management (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Uncovering Roles of Fungal Toxins and Specialized Metabolites in Plant Infection (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Crop Antiviral Immunity and Viral Counter-Defense Strategies (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Plant-Derived Bioactive Products for Sustainable Pest Control and Crop Protection (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Strategies for Effective Integrated Pest Management in Staple Crop Production (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Genetics and Mechanisms of Disease Resistance in Crop (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Metabolomics and Transcriptomics of Emerging Crop Diseases: Crop–Pathogen Interaction and Host Mechanisms (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Role and Strategies of Biocontrol Microorganisms in Plant Health Management (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Current Status and Future Prospects of Citrus Disease Management and Resilience (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Phytopathogen Dynamics and Crop Diseases: Advances in Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Management (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Endophytic Fungi and Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Crop Resilience (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Soil-Borne and Air-Borne Fungi in Crop Systems: Impacts, Interactions, and Management Strategies (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
