Advances in Disease Diagnostics and Pathogen Biocontrol of Horticulture 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: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 23
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Interests: nanoparticles for controlling plant pathogens; plant health; nanophytopathology; nanotechnological tools
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Interests: plant pathogen biology; epidemiology, and integrated disease management; diseases of fruit and vegetable crops and their control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the tremendous success of the first edition of the Special Issue “Advances in Disease Diagnostics and Pathogen Biocontrol of Horticulture Crops” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/horticulturae/special_issues/SH53K2N3H5), we are eager to further advance research in this area.
Disease diagnosis and pathogen biocontrol are among the most important agricultural issues with regard to food safety. They are so important that the UN included zero hunger as a Sustainable Development Goal in the 2030 Agenda. The process of disease diagnosis has undergone great changes due to the use of new sensitive and precise technologies that help us identify emerging diseases in crops in a short time. The purpose of this Special Issue, "Advances in Disease Diagnostics and Pathogen Biocontrol of Horticulture Crops: 2nd Edition", is to present innovative plant disease diagnostic and biocontrol studies, tools, approaches, and techniques that have been successfully applied in food production. We are looking for the most innovative, precise, and rapid methods and equipment for the diagnosis of phytopathogens in the laboratory and in the field. We will also accept papers that address various biocontrol mechanisms and the most promising agents for the control of phytopathogens in order to ensure the production of high-quality, nutritious foods.
Prof. Dr. Graciela Dolores Ávila-Quezada
Prof. Dr. Harald Scherm
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant pathogen detection
- nanobiosensors
- new-generation sequencing technology
- biocontrol strategies
- reprogramming of plant defense
- biocontrol agents
- plant pathogens
- emerging pathogens
- quarantined pathogens
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