Plant–Microbe–Arthropod Pest Interactions in Agroecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

We kindly invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which focuses on symbiotic and non-symbiotic interactions among crops, microbes, and arthropod pests in agroecosystems. Plant–microbe–arthropod pest interactions involve several mechanisms of action and consequent effects that range from beneficial to harmful to at least some of the organisms involved. Both types of interactions have evolutionarily developed particular factors to parasitically overlap or harmonize this interaction. In particular, a better understanding of the mechanisms involved allows us to develop solutions that range from not interfering with, or enhancing, symbiotic relationships to re-establishing an invasive interaction. This Special Issue aims to disseminate innovative scientific studies and critical perspectives on the advances that have been achieved or are still necessary to understand these relationships, maintain symbiosis, and modulate harmful relationships, aiming to obtain technologies and processes to manage agricultural ecosystems in a sustainable and increasingly productive way. Finally, increasingly strengthened initiatives are effectively transferring promising technologies from the laboratory to the field (lab-to-field development), promoting regenerative agriculture, the generation of applied innovation opportunities, and global food production. Therefore, this Special Issue, entitled “Plant–Microbe–Arthropod Pest Interactions in Agroecosystems”, will include original scientific research articles, science-based perspective and insight articles, and critical scientific review articles addressing the issues mentioned above.

Dr. Marcos Fernando Basso
Dr. Fei Yang
Guest Editors

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• plant–pathogen–insect vector molecular interaction
• insect vectors of phytopathogens
• insect pests of crops
• pathogens of insect pests
• agricultural entomology
• biological and chemical control
• crop-applied biotechnology
• crop breeding
• insect pest management
• disruptive biotechnologies for sustainable agriculture