Plant-Pathogen Interactions
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2013) | Viewed by 11118
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The advent of next-generation sequencing has allowed for the documentation of an enormous amount of microbial diversity present in the soil and plant rhizophere. This diversity represents a vast array of genetic potential all simultaneously interacting with plants; as such, studies are required to better understand and model the net effect of these complex interactions on plant productivity and performance. In addition, growing evidence supports a potential role for microbial diversity in determining soil health and the suppressivity of plant pathogens. In this special issue we seek papers exploring the diversity of plant-pathogen interactions, and the potential role of microbial diversity to influence the net outcome of pathogen success and plant productivity and performance.
Dr. Daniel Manter
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant-microbial interactions
- soil quality/health
- soil suppressivity
- plant pathogen
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