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In-Depth Investigation and Integrated Management of Fruit Crop Diseases
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In-Depth Investigation and Integrated Management of Fruit Crop Diseases

A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2025) | Viewed by 2762

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yuan-Min Shen

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College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Interests: plant pathology; phytopathology; fungal biology; fungal infection; plant protection; plant disease management; crop protection; integrated pest management
Dr. Marco Scortichini

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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Olive, Fruit and Citrus Crops, Via di Fioranello, 52, I-00134 Roma, Italy
Interests: detection; host–plant interaction; taxonomy; field control strategies
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Dear Colleagues, 

In agriculture, plant diseases present an ongoing threat to various crops. Fruit crops, vital components of our daily diet, are currently encountering new challenges as they are increasingly targeted by plant pathogens amid the scenarios of global climate change. Investigations into fruit crop diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, and other pathogenic agents are essential to address this issue. Importantly, there is a growing necessity in our food production systems to implement integrated plant disease management, utilizing all available strategies to control diseases while minimizing environmental impacts. 

For this Special Issue, we welcome all types of articles, including original research, reviews, perspectives, and opinion articles, featuring in-depth investigations beneficial to the synergetic management of fruit crop diseases from global perspectives. The scope includes, but is not limited to, research on epidemiology, diagnosis and identification, host resistance, microbial biodiversity in agroecosystems, postharvest management, rational use of agrochemicals, biological control, environmentally friendly plant health management, and precision agriculture related to fruit crop diseases. We believe that this knowledge can significantly contribute to the integrated management of fruit crops.

Dr. Yuan-Min Shen
Dr. Marco Scortichini
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • plant diseases
  • fruit crop diseases
  • plant pathogens
  • postharvest management
  • biological control

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Biological and Molecular Characterization of Moroccan Isolates of Spiroplasma citri
by Tourya Sagouti, Ikram Legrifi, Naima Rhallabi, Zineb Belabess, Moussa El Jarroudi, Said Amiri, Essaid Ait Barka, Abdessalem Tahiri and Rachid Lahlali
Agronomy 2025, 15(1), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15010216 - 16 Jan 2025
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Spiroplasma citri, a bacterium from the class Mollicutes, is the causative agent of citrus stubborn disease, a serious threat to Moroccan citrus crops, with yield losses reaching 45%. Despite its long-standing presence since 1949 and regulations mandating disease-free citrus plants, data on [...] Read more.
Spiroplasma citri, a bacterium from the class Mollicutes, is the causative agent of citrus stubborn disease, a serious threat to Moroccan citrus crops, with yield losses reaching 45%. Despite its long-standing presence since 1949 and regulations mandating disease-free citrus plants, data on S. citri in Morocco remain scarce. This study investigates the pathogenicity and symptom variability of Moroccan S. citri isolates using biological indexing and genetic mapping based on the Spiralin and P58 genes. Biological indexing through reverse inoculation revealed that seven out of ten isolates caused moderate to intense symptoms within 8 to 10 weeks, with symptom severity varying across citrus cultivars and regions. These findings suggest variations in pathogen titer. Molecular analysis showed that Moroccan isolates (27GH, 3GH, 8GH, 56MK, 16MK, 60MK, 2GLK, 13SS, and 30S1) exhibited complete (100%) sequence similarity with each other and the reference strain R2-A8. Furthermore, these isolates displayed a high degree of similarity (99.75%) to a Corsican isolate (U13995) and a 94% similarity to an Iranian isolate (KP666137). Analysis of the P58 gene confirmed a high level of homogeneity with Moroccan reference strain R8-A2, closely aligning (99.75%) with the American BR3-3X strain, and 98% similarity to isolates from Syria and Iran. This study lays a foundational insight into the molecular characterization of S. citri in Morocco and provides a groundwork for future research into managing citrus stubborn disease. Full article
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Effects of Storage Conditions, Cultivars, and Production Systems on Fruit Decay Incidence of Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) Fruit after Shelf-Life Conditions
by Erzsébet Sándor, Kata Mihály, Antal Nagy, Károly Pál, Ferenc Peles, Andrea Zabiák, Csilla Kovács, Ferenc Takács, Gianfranco Romanazzi and Imre J. Holb
Agronomy 2024, 14(10), 2212; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102212 - 25 Sep 2024
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Sour cherry is a non-climacteric fruit that quickly loses its quality after harvest, so effective storage and packaging are essential to minimize postharvest decay. Our study aimed to (i) evaluate fruit decay incidence during shelf-life for both freshly harvested and six-week-cold-stored sour cherry [...] Read more.
Sour cherry is a non-climacteric fruit that quickly loses its quality after harvest, so effective storage and packaging are essential to minimize postharvest decay. Our study aimed to (i) evaluate fruit decay incidence during shelf-life for both freshly harvested and six-week-cold-stored sour cherry fruits, comparing normal atmospheric conditions with modified atmosphere packaging across three sour cherry cultivars (‘Érdi bőtermő’, ‘Újfehértói fürtös’, and ‘Petri’); and (ii) assess postharvest fruit decay incidence across the following three production systems: conventional, integrated pest management (IPM), and reduced IPM, for the cultivar ‘Érdi bőtermő’. The results showed that modified atmosphere packaging effectively preserved or slightly increased fruit firmness (ranging from 27.1 to 46%) compared to control fruits across all cultivars. Fruit weight loss (ranging from 1.18 to 26.1%) was also significantly reduced under modified atmosphere packaging compared to normal atmospheric storage. Over a 14-day period, the decay incidence of harvested fruits consistently increased, with major losses from day 6 onward (ranging from 17.7 to 77.0% at shelf-life day 14) across all cultivars and years. After six weeks of normal atmospheric cold storage, decay incidence remained low (ranging from 0 to 9.4%) and was comparable across all cultivars. Both normal atmospheric and modified atmosphere packaging storage maintained sour cherry quality during cold storage, but the shelf-life of the fruits was significantly shorter at room temperature, regardless of the storage methods. Fruit decay incidence at harvest was highest in the reduced IPM system (ranging from 3.2 to 6.4%), significantly exceeding those observed in the conventional and IPM systems. In post-MAP cold storage, decay incidence followed the following order: conventional < IPM < reduced IPM, with significant differences observed only between the conventional and reduced IPM systems. In conclusion, our results suggest that sour cherries produced under conventional or IPM systems and stored in modified atmosphere packaging offer an effective postharvest strategy for preserving fruit quality. Full article
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