Sustainable Management of Pathogens in Horticultural Crops: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Pathology and Disease Management (PPDM)".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 14
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Interests: virus and phytoplasma disease of forest trees; pathogen identification and detection; biological control
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Interests: fungal and bacterial diseases of horticultural crops; resistance assessment; pathogenicity differentiation
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Interests: plant microbiome; plants–parasitic nematodes–microorganisms interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the tremendous success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Sustainable Management of Pathogens in Horticultural Crops”, a second edition is being launched.
Infectious plant diseases, caused by pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, viroids and nematodes, are serious threats to global horticultural crop production and play an important role in food security. These problems are expected to aggravate in response to the changing climate. Healthy plants, however, are essential not only for horticulture production systems but also for the environment, landscapes and biodiversity. Therefore, plant protection must be practiced without putting further strain on the environment or human health. Within this scenario, the sustainable management of plant diseases is needed, which maintains disease levels below economic thresholds by utilizing complementary approaches.
Preventive measures consist of the choice of healthy propagation materials, resistant cultivars and grafting, healthy and suppressive soils and organic farming strategies. Rapid and reliable diagnosis and identification of pathogens using modern tools help avoid introducing nonindigenous pathogens and help select optimal control techniques. Decision support systems based on forecasting models may predict the spread of pathogens, providing early warnings for the timely control of pathogens. Reducing the utilization of classical chemical pesticides and fertilizers is an important aim in the sustainable management of plant diseases, while biocontrol agents and natural products can provide alternative solutions for satisfactory disease control. In addition, knowledge of the genomic structure, virulence factors, the disease cycle of target pathogens and their epidemiology is the basis for developing strategies for the effective control of horticultural crop diseases. Research articles, reviews, short notes and opinion articles focused on the management of the pathogens of various horticultural commodities (including edible fungi) are welcome to our current Special Issue on “Sustainable Management of Pathogens in Horticultural Crops: 2nd Edition”.
Dr. Zhengnan Li
Dr. Baoyu Tian
Dr. Jianwei Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- horticultural crops
- pathogen diagnosis
- disease control
- pathogen life cycle
- epidemiology
- advanced tools and methods
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