Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Emerging Threats and Control Solutions, or Next-Generation Tools for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
2. GREEN-IT Bioresources for Sustainability, ITQB NOVA, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
Interests: nematodes; soil
Interests: plant-parasitic nematodes; control; plant protection; biodiversity; species identification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major constraint to global crop production, threatening food security and sustainability. Conventional control strategies, largely dependent on chemical nematicides, are increasingly limited by regulatory restrictions and environmental concerns. Advances in molecular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, and biotechnology are now transforming the capacity to detect, understand, and manage these important phytoparasites. This Special Issue, "Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Emerging Threats and Control Solutions, or Next-Generation Tools for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management," focuses on innovative approaches including molecular diagnostics, functional genomics, microbiome-based control, RNA interference, genome editing, precision agriculture and others. By integrating these next-generation more sustainable and effective nematode management strategies for resilient agroecosystems can be found.
Dr. Maria João Camacho
Prof. Dr. Isabel Conceição
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant-parasitic nematodes
- biocontrol
- phytochemicals
- metagenomics
- agroecosystems
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