Functional Genomes in Plant Diseases and Pests Management
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: closed (20 May 2024) | Viewed by 2878
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular phytopathology; plant-microbe interactions; priming defense; plant pathogens resistance genes; metagenomics; biocontrol; Xylella fastidiosa; phytoplasma
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The subject of phytopathology has become one of the most important areas of study, as it correlates directly to the needs of ensuring a healthy, sustainable and affordable diet for all the approximately 10 billion inhabitants expected to occupy planet Earth in the middle of the 21st century, especially in a scenario of climate change. The genomes of plants, pathogens and insects, are linked. They still hide a plethora of mechanisms for the regulation of microbial gene expression that, when determined, will be decisive keys to unravel new approaches to combat plant disease and pests.
This Special Issue “Functional genomes in plant diseases and pest management” aims to gather the most recent contributions from scientists and other forest and agriculture stakeholders to provide a distinctive reference in this area of study. We have an increased responsibility to investigate and publish our results in a network so that we can anticipate solutions for present and future plant diseases and pests.
We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue with original articles, reviews and short communications. This network effort will provide a fresh insight into phytopathology that will encourage new directions for future research.
Dr. Paula Sá-Pereira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- induced systemic resistance
- genetics of plant-microbe interactions
- endophytes
- phytopathology
- functional genomes
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