Forest Pathology: Current and Future Challenges
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forest pathology; molecular ecology; fungal endophytes; invasive Phytophthora species; diversity, biology, pathogenicity and taxonomy of Botryosphaeriaceae species
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The combined effect of invasive plant pathogens and climate change represent one of the main causes of biodiversity loss in forest ecosystems worldwide. The increasing prevalence of invasive oomycetes and fungi is progressively modifying the symptoms and causes of forest tree diseases, making diagnosis and the development of management strategies increasingly complex. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to develop innovative diagnostic tools and management strategies that can efficiently detect various pathogens and improve plant resilience.
For this Special Issue, we invite studies that provide new insights into the symptoms and causes of new or emerging diseases, as well as the pathways of biological invasions in forest ecosystems. Original studies on new management strategies to control invasive plant pathogens are also welcome.
Dr. Benedetto T. Linaldeddu
Dr. Sergio Murolo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- exotic pathogens
- geographic range expansion
- new forest diseases
- ecosystem resilience
- biodiversity
- diagnostic tools
- management strategies
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