Advances in the Control of Plant Fungal Pathogens
A special issue of Journal of Fungi (ISSN 2309-608X). This special issue belongs to the section "Fungi in Agriculture and Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2026) | Viewed by 1943
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fungal biotechnology; synthetic biology; fungal control; fungicide resistance; fungal virulence; signal transduction pathways; host–pathogen interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fungi are responsible for a number of plant diseases that cause constant damage and losses affecting the productivity and quality of food, leading to spoilage and major economic losses. Plant pathogenic fungi can destroy up to 30% of agricultural products. Different treatments are used to prevent microbial spoilage, and among the most common are chemical fungicides. The strategies needed to control pathogenic fungi are evolving, largely due to the increasing incidence of fungicide resistance and tightening regulations on the use of chemicals and market trends, which impose new challenges on food preservation.
This Special Issue aims to present and promote research on evolving alternatives in the control of plant pathogenic fungi.
Dr. Paloma Sánchez-Torres
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant diseases
- fungicides
- plant pathogenic fungi
- control
- biocontrol
- antifungals
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