Advanced Researches of Plant-Pathogen Interaction
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Plant Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 520
Special Issue Editor
Interests: salicylic acid; plant biotechnology; plant physiology; plant tissue culture; phytopathology; plant pathology; plant breeding; transgenics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding the mechanisms by which plants adapt to biotic challenges remains a vibrant frontier in plant biology. In the face of escalating climate change and increasing pathogen pressures, unraveling how plants maintain cellular homeostasis and defend against microbial invasion has become crucial for ensuring global food security. Agricultural productivity is now severely threatened by complex interactions between climate extremes and pathogenic attacks, leading to substantial economic losses worldwide. Plants have evolved intricate and dynamic systems to detect, respond to, and mitigate pathogen threats, often involving finely tuned growth–defense trade-offs. The field of Plant-Pathogen Interaction is rapidly expanding, requiring multifaceted, interdisciplinary approaches to fully capture the complexity of host–pathogen interactions across different biological scales.
This Special Issue, entitled “Advanced Researches of Plant-Pathogen Interaction”, aims to showcase the latest advancements and emerging directions in molecular plant–pathogen interactions. It seeks to provide a comprehensive platform for cutting-edge research, fostering a deeper understanding of disease mechanisms and resistance strategies, as well as informing future crop protection and improvement efforts.
We encourage submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics: pathogen (viruses, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, etc.) virulence, plant perception and defense mechanisms, genome editing in plant pathology, molecular innovations in pathogen detection, secondary metabolism from host–microbe interactions, microbial secondary metabolites, antibiotic resistance in plant pathogens,
multi-omics approaches , transcriptional and post-transcriptional gene silencing technologies
as next-generation biopesticides, and nanotechnology.
We invite original research articles, reviews, and short communications that deliver novel insights into the molecular and physiological dimensions of plant pathology. Contributions that bridge fundamental discoveries with translational applications in breeding, crop protection, and sustainable agriculture are particularly welcome.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to this exciting Special Issue.
Dr. Hyong Woo Choi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular plant-pathogen interactions
- pathogen detection
- secondary metabolism
- multi-omics approaches
- antibiotic resistance
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