Applications of Plant Pathology in Horticultural and Floricultural Crops

Dear Colleagues,

Plant pathogens are responsible for agronomic and economic losses worldwide. Generally, in plant pathology, prevention is better than cure, because plant diseases are difficult to control. Horticultural and floricultural crops represent the biggest trade worldwide in the agricultural world. These crops are moved for marketing from country to country through seeds, cuttings or seedling in extremely short times. With the movement of these crops, pathogens also move, which can cause serious damage in new areas. In particular, the movement of different crops could lead in the future to increasing risks due to the introduction of new emerging pathogens or the recrudescence of old pathogens with a consequent great negative impact in the agriculture and environmental sustainability. In view of the above, a more integrated and multidisciplinary approach to pest management is need. New methods of early and rapid diagnosis, sampling methodologies for the detection of pathogens, epidemic key factors, study and prediction of movement of new pathogens, traditional breeding coupled with new laboratory technologies, sanitary certification, cross-protection, plant resistance, and vector management represent the key factors for the development of the new modern agriculture. This Special Issue focuses on the state-of-the-art and the new proposals of the abovementioned key factors. In this Special Issue, we would like to include reviews, research papers, and opinions regarding advances in biotechnological applications in horticultural and floricultural crops.

Prof. Salvatore Davino
Dr. Slavica Matic
Guest Editors

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