Effects and Applications of Nanoparticles in Plant-Pathogen Interactions and Plant Physiology
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 October 2026 | Viewed by 180
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fresh perspectives on the importance of nanotechnology as a safe alternative strategy for the management of phytopathogens and their impact on plant physiology are on the rise. Advances in nanotechnology for manufacturing nanomaterials have provided unprecedented tools for engineering nanosensors, drug delivery, and early diagnosis of plant diseases. Techniques such as metabolomics, DNA methylation, transcriptomics, and microbial structure analysis can be used to explore plant immunity, its environmental responses, hormone regulations via the activation of certain pathways, etc. These discoveries will pave the way for sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives in phytopathology while providing an in-depth understanding of plant physiology and defence mechanisms.
This Special Issue aims to publish novel research of scientific significance related to pathogen–host interaction, plant physiology, and antimicrobial mechanisms. It aims to explore areas related to nanotechnology, molecular biology, cellular biology, genomics, etc. The goal of this Special Issue is to publish articles that provide new insights that are of broad interest to plant physiologists, plant pathologists, and microbiologists, not only to specialists, but also to contribute meaningful understanding to the general audience of agriculturists.
Dr. Solabomi Olaitan Ayoade
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant–pathogen interaction
- nanotechnology
- plant physiology
- transcriptomics
- DNA methylation
- antimicrobial mechanism
- metabolomics
- microbial structure analysis
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