Legumes Pathology: Rationale, State of the Art and Evolution

Dear Colleagues,

The field of legume plant pathology is expanding, and thus, requires a multi-interdisciplinary approach to capture the complexity of interactions for any given disease, disease complex or syndrome. In this Special Issue, we emphasize: the multidisciplinary relationships between legume pathology and other disciplines; disease management, comprising precision agriculture, plant growth and development, decision analysis and disease risk forecasting; the development and use of new and novel plant protection chemicals; food safety and security; phytosanitary regulation; new ways of exploiting host genetic diversity, including host plant resistance and genomics and proteomics; legume breeding for disease management; new perspectives on biological control and legume microbial interactions; advances in surveillance and detection tools; the invasion of unusual and re-emerging pathogens; and the consequences of climate change on legume crops and pathogens.

Dr. Raju Ghosh
Guest Editor

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