Genetic Improvement for Plants to Enhance Its Resilience against Fungal Pathogens
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Pest and Disease Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 586
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wheat stress physiology and adaptation mechanisms to terminal heat and drought stresses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant diseases caused by various fungal pathogens are responsible for serious economical yield losses in many crop species every year. Understanding host disease resistance and its utilization in plant breeding programs are considered one of the most thriving research areas and the most sustainable approach to protecting plants against fungal pathogens. Recent advancements in whole genome sequencing, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, and high throughput phenotyping have given enormous contributions to developing disease-resistant genotypes. In addition, several key regulators have been identified and characterized for their functional roles in signalling pathways involved in host defence mechanisms against fungal pathogens. These breakthrough studies have provided opportunities to re-engineer plant resistance to fungal diseases.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality research articles addressing recent progress in developing genetically improved crop plants with enhanced resistance against fungal diseases. The present Special Issue aims to provide contributions from a variety of currently relevant topics in plant defense signaling against various fungal pathogens. Therefore, articles based on multidisciplinary approaches describing host–pathogen interactions and plant immunity to fungal pathogens are welcome. Manuscripts addressing disease modelling, epidemiology, and novel approaches to control fungal diseases are also welcome. Researchers are invited to submit original research work, reviews, and perspective articles in this Special Issue.
Dr. Sandeep Sharma
Dr. Arun Kumar Joshi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant–fungal interactions
- host immunity
- defense mechanisms
- signaling pathways
- ‘R’ genes
- systemic acquired resistance
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