Plant Fungal Pathogenesis 2025

A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungal Pathogenesis and Disease Control".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 291

Special Issue Editors

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fungal pathogens are responsible for a vast number of diseases in agriculture, horticulture, and floriculture. This has a great impact on the economics of developing and developed countries all over the world. Microscopic, metabolomic, and molecular biology methods allow for detailed investigations of plant–fungus interactions, shedding new light on different aspects of fungal pathogenesis. In this Special Issue, we welcome original and review papers from all research areas of plant diseases induced by fungi, including plant disease resistance and susceptibility, epidemiology and the control of fungal pathogens, and fungal pathogenesis.

Dr. Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek
Prof. Dr. Andrzej K. Kononowicz
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Fungi is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

 

Keywords

  • fungal pathogens
  • plant–fungus interactions
  • plant fungal disease
  • plant resistance
  • epidemiology and control of fungal pathogens

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Related Special Issue

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

10 pages, 1344 KB  
Article
The Occurrence of Colletotrichum karstii and C. fructicola Causes Anthracnose on Endangered Ethnic Vegetable Yunnanopilia longistaminea in Yunnan, China
by Jian-Wei Guo, Rong-Chuan Tian, Chun-Lian Yang, Lizhi Jia, Su-Yue Zhou, Min Yang, Lifang Li, Penghua Gao, Lei Yu, Murad Muhammad, Ming-Liang Ding and Shi-Kang Shen
J. Fungi 2025, 11(10), 748; https://doi.org/10.3390/jof11100748 - 19 Oct 2025
Viewed by 62
Abstract
The study investigates the morphological and phylogenetic characteristics of Colletotrichum species linked to anthracnose on Yunnanopilia longistaminea (Opiliaceae) in Yunnan, China. From July 2023 to July 2024, foliar anthracnose on Y. longistaminea 20-year-old plants with an incidence rate of 16% and [...] Read more.
The study investigates the morphological and phylogenetic characteristics of Colletotrichum species linked to anthracnose on Yunnanopilia longistaminea (Opiliaceae) in Yunnan, China. From July 2023 to July 2024, foliar anthracnose on Y. longistaminea 20-year-old plants with an incidence rate of 16% and two-year-old seedlings with an incidence rate of >90% were investigated in Yunnan, China. Based on morphological features and molecular approaches, four isolates of Colletotrichum were identified as C. karstii and C. fructicola. Two species were verified to induce foliar anthracnose by validating Koch’s postulates. This is the first report of C. karstii and C. fructicola inducing foliar anthracnose on Y. longistaminea in Yunnan, China, and globally. These findings enhance our understanding of the fungal pathogens affecting Y. longistaminea leaves and provides a theoretical basis of conservation and disease management in the study area. Further research is needed to explore these species’ ecological impacts and potential control measures in agricultural practices and wild resources protection. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Fungal Pathogenesis 2025)
Show Figures

Figure 1

Back to TopTop