Fungal–Plant Interactions under Climate Change
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Microbe Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 3206
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Interests: fungi; mycotoxins; climate change; fungal taxonomy; analytical chemistry; oil palm; Aspergillus; Penicillium; Ganoderma
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Interests: mycology; microbiology; plant pathology
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Dear Colleagues,
Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. It is caused in large part by human industrial activities as the latest IPCC report ascertains. The changes will cause hugely detrimental situations from fires, floods, hurricanes, and drought. Climate change is caused largely by greenhouse gas creation from fossil fuels and from agricultural practices. The situation is not yet irretrievable, although the amelioration of the situation is very time limited. Climate change will impact many species on Earth, not least fungi and plants. Many diseases of crops are fungal, or caused by organisms related closely to fungi, such as Phytophthora. Some fungi produce toxic metabolites called mycotoxins, the production of which will also be affected by climate change. Climate change will affect the infectivity of fungi. However, climate change will also affect the crop, which, in turn, affects the incidence of fungal disease. The aim of this Special Issue of Microorganisms is to determine the latest research on climate change and the infectivity of fungi on crops. The effect on the growth of crops will be of interest as it relates to disease incidence. The molecular basis of the fungal–crop interaction will be an important aspect of the Special Issue. A consideration of which enzymes and other metabolites are involved is of great interest, as they relate to molecular level interactions. An important tool for fungal–plant interactions under climate change include the use of computer models and maps depicting the effects of climate change on crops and diseases, including mycotoxins. Papers employing such models are especially encouraged. Mitigation of the effects of climate change on crop diseases is also of relevance. For added novelty, we would be very interested in papers about fungal diseases of the trees proposed to be used for combating climate change by planting massive areas to sequester carbon. How will the fungal diseases of these forests be affected? The Special Issue is seeking original research papers and reviews on all these fields.
Dr. R. Russell M. Paterson
Prof. Dr. Artur Alves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- crops
- Fusarium
- Ganoderma
- Puccinia
- mildew
- aflatoxins
- enzymes
- global warming
- fungal–plant interaction
- disease modelling
- forests
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