Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology
A section of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X).
Section Information
• Fungi as pathogens of crop plants (including postharvest pathogens) and seaweeds.
• Fungi as a sustainable tool in Pest and Disease Management in Crops.
• Fungi useful in Agriculture to improve crop yield and the quality of the harvested products (vegetables, fruits, etc.) by means of positive effects on plant physiology and stress tolerance.
• Fungi used in Food and Beverage Industry (e.g.: bread, wine, beer, cheese, kéfir, etc.).
• Fungi that produde mycotoxins that cause problems in Food and Beverage Industry.
• Fungi as a source of compounds with antibiotic and/or pharmacological activity useful in Medicine, Veterinary, Food Industry and/or Agriculture.
• Fungi as a source of biomass useful in Industry
• Fungi useful in energy generation (e.g.: bioetanol production, etc.)
• Applications of fungi in nanotechnology
• Any other research focused on innovation in applied mycology
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Management of Postharvest Fungal Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Control of Postharvest Fungal Diseases (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- A Fungal Invader: Navigating Plant-Fungus Interactions (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Fusarium, Alternaria and Rhizoctonia: A Spotlight on Fungal Pathogens, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Morphology, Phylogeny and Pathogenicity of Fusarium (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Integrated Management of Plant Fungal Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Biological Control of Fungal Diseases (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Molecular Perspectives on Multidrug-Resistance in Postharvest Fungi (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Macromycetes: Diversity and Biotechnological Potential (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- The Application of Structural Biology in Antifungal Drug Discovery, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Trends in Yeast Metabolic Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Fungal Endophytes of Plants: Friend or Foe? (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Biological Control of Fungal Plant Pathogens (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Utilizing Fungal Diversity for Sustainable Biotechnology (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Filamentous Fungi as Excellent Industrial Strains: Development and Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Pathogenic Mechanisms and Biological Control in Entomopathogenic Fungi (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Fungal Biotechnology and Application 3.0 (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Fungal Biotechnology and Bioprocesses (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: